Clive Uptton (12 March 1911 – 11 February 2006) was a widely regarded British

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of landscapes and portraits. He was born in Islington, London, the son of Clive Upton, who worked for Swain's, the

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, as a touch-up artist and later for the

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newspaper. Clive Uptton was educated at Brentwood Grammar School and Southend Art School before moving to London to attend Central Art School and, later,

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. He began contributing professionally at the age of 19 before graduating from Central Art School. When he noticed another artist named Upton was working for the '' Evening Standard'', he added a second "t" to his surname so that their work was not confused. From his studio in Cheapside, Uptton contributed illustrations to most of the major magazines of the day, including the ''

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'', Tit-Bits, '' Good Housekeeping'', '' John Bull'' and ''The Sphere''. Between 1940 and 1942 Uptton was the political cartoonist of the ''

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''; during the war he also worked for the Ministry of Information producing cartoons and posters. After the war he had a varied career as an illustrator and painter. He was a member of the Chelsea Arts Club, the

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, and the London Sketch Club. Clive Uptton lived in west London where he died shortly before his 95th birthday.

References

Clive Uptton (obituary), '' The Independent'', 18 February 2006

External links

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1911 births 2006 deaths 20th-century English male artists 20th-century English painters Alumni of the Heatherley School of Fine Art Artists from London British illustrators English landscape artists English male painters English portrait painters People from Islington (district) {{UK-illustrator-stub