John M. Green
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John M. Green (1917-2005) was a British painter and artist, as well as an art teacher. For most his professional life, he taught art at the Margaret Glen-Bott School[1] from the late 1950s to the 1970s. His personal life remains unknown.
Professional Life[edit]
Green trained in art in about 1938, possibly at the Leicester School of Art, or at the Royal College of Art as his early work shows the influence of Paul Nash, "probably the greatest British artist of the 20C century".[2]. He produced oil paintings in the 1940s and 1950s which he exhibited in the Nottingham area, and some nationally. According to photographic evidence, Green was a teacher at the Margaret Glen-Bott School in 1956 already. During the 1960s and early 1970s Green was appointed Head of Art at the same school
Achievements[edit]
Green's best work shows his skill for life drawing. He spent much of his break time making quick portrait sketches of his pupils, some of which he captioned and signed. Usually they were in chalk, on grey "school" sketching paper, this one in three colours.
Legacy[edit]
While none of his artwork seems to be on public display, Green's work stands out for his interest in ethnic minorities. Before the school closed down in 2004, it was located in Sutton Passeys Crescent, Wollaton Park, Nottingham where its served a multiethnic community. His sketches regularly depict children of the age of 11 - 16 from non-White British backgrounds. Younger children sat for him as well, as the "Girl with Lily" (1965) shows, detailing Green's skills across genres. Among the school's alumni was the singer, guitarist and songwriter Alvin Lee (born Graham Anthony Barnes; 19 December 1944 – 6 March 2013), founder of the rock band Ten Years After. By the time Lee started playing the guitar at the age of 13, Green was his art teacher. Lee is among the first rock stars who artfully decorated his guitar, a Gibson ES 335, as shown during his performance at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in 1969.
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