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Charles Lloyd Tucker |
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December 1937Sails to London to pursue his dream of becoming a concert pianist 1939Returns home after the outbreak of the Second World War 1940sGives private music lessons, plays piano at the US Base and hotels and also begins to dabble in art. 1948Returns to London to study graphic art. January 1949Transfers to the Byam Shaw School of Art, where he would study for the next four and a half years. 1954Returns to Bermuda, has a one-man show and begins teaching at Berkeley Institute. 1956His work moves in a new direction after a trip to Haiti. 1959Makes a foray into political art with “Storm in a Teacup”, inspired by the Theatre Boycott. Quits Berkeley. 1963Marries Theresa Jackson on June 29; rejoins the staff of Berkeley. 1970Receives the Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honour in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 1971 Dies suddenly of a heart attack. |
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