Artist research 2: Tom Phillips

My second artist to research was Tom Philips. Tom Philips is another artist who uses old books to create new sentences with his most famous piece of work; the Humument. Here is a rough timeline of his life.
1937: Born in London.
1957: He attends St Catherines College in Oxford where he learnt to read English.
1957: He also studies drawing at the Ruskin School.
1961: He attends Camberwell school of art.
1965- 1972: He teaches art at Bath academy of art, Ipswich and Wolverhampton Art college.
1965: Philips first solo art show at the Artists International Association Gallery in London.
1973: The first showing of 'a humument'.
1987: Appointed as a member of the royal Society of Painters and Etchers.
1989: He holds a solo exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
1989: Elected to the royal academy of art.
1995- 2007: Chairman of the royal education commitie at the college.
1998- 2006: Serves as a trustee of the national portrait gallery.
1999: Appointed as an honoury member of the royal society of portrait painters.
1999- 2006: Serves as a trustee of the British Museum.
2002: Made a 'Commander of the bristish empire for services to the arts' in the 2002 British Honours

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A Humument

Another copy of the humument

Tom Phillips himself!