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John Armstrong: John Armstrong, ARA (1893-1973) was a highly original and inventive realist painter in oil, tempera and gouache, and also a book illustrator and designer of posters.  He was born in Hastings, East Sussex, and after Oxford University he studied art at St John's Wood School of Art just before World War I and continued there briefly after war service.  His first one man show was held at The Leicester Galleries in 1928 and he became a member of Unit One in 1933. He painted beautifully crafted abstracts throughout his career. John Armstrong exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1951 and was elected ARA in 1966. A retrospective exhibition was held at The Royal Academy in 1975 (in conjunction with the Arts Council) and later shows were held at The Minories, Colchester 1977, the New Grafton Gallery 1984, and at Ewan Mundy & Celia Philo 1989. His work is held in a large number of public collections, including The Tate Gallery; Victoria & Albert Museum; Manchester City Art Galleries; Glasgow Art Gallery & Museum; National Museum of Wales, Cardiff; Bristol City Art Gallery. He lived in Cornwall from 1947 and returned to London later in life.