Profile of Artist 
           Robert Lewis Booth

I am a Staffordshire Artist, born in 1940 in the potteries town of Fenton Stoke-on-Trent England. I have always been interested in drawing and painting from an early age,

I produced my first oil painting when I was thirteen years of age and at fourteen went to study art at Portland House County Technical School of Art in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent.

It was there at the age of sixteen I entered my first national exhibition winning a prize and was awarded a certificate from the Royal Society of Arts.

Furthering my education in the arts field I studied at Stoke College of Art and Burslem School of Art learning more about fine art, sculpture, lithography and pottery etc:- where I achieved four distinctions in " Art and Design”

I spent most of my working career as a Designer Draughtsman and also produced industrial Technical Illustrations for working catalogues etc.

After taking early retirement most of my available time is now taken up in painting,

 Portland House County Technical School of Art

Fellow art students outside Portland House School of Art in 1956 together with art teacher Mr H. Holmes.
Bob's on back row second in from left, standing with 
his cousin Jeff who is first left back row.

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Picture of the Wedgwood Portland Vase
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The Portland House school badge with the design of the Portland Vase

Our Art Teacher and Headmaster Mr John    Whitfield Taylor

John Whitfield Taylor, better known to readers of our local newspaper “The Sentinel” as JWT for his weekly cartoons in Crocks and Crazes, he was also a regular contributor to the satirical magazine Punch.
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Portland House County Technical School of Art
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Burslem School of Art

 Burslem School of Art which opened in 1905

 I went on to study pottery, sculpture and modelling at The Burslem School of Art (pictured) the school created some top class artists and designers such as Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper, Charlotte Rhead, George Mallalieu, CW Brown, Colin Melbourne, Arthur Berry, Arnold Machin, and Kevin Godley (who later became lead singer of 10cc), 

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    FENTON & LONGTON JUNIOR SCHOOL FOOTBALL CUP 1950/1951
                            Fenton C of E v St James's Junior School
This photo cutting of sixty years ago was taken from the Weekly Sentinel by my Dad, he marked our names Bob & my cousin Jeff. The names of our team players of Fenton C of E are on the official
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FENTON & LONGTON JUNIOR SCHOOL FOOTBALL CUP WINNERS 1950-1951
Fenton C of  E                                               
 photo taken outside the Fenton Parish Church, Christ Church Street, Fenton.
With the team are Mr F.T. Ernest (sports Master), Mr A.R. Gumley (Headmaster), and
our form teacher Mr C. Frost.Team Back row from left to right Winston Leese, Jeff Collis, Carl Moss, Stan Bradley, Bob Booth, Ron Holmes, Centre row Graham Hodgkinson, Fred Salt, Tony Mansfield (captain), Harold Griffiths, Front row Albert Pover, and Graham Lowe.

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                               LONGTON League Division circa 1962
                QVF Ltd, Football team Duke Street, Fenton Stoke-on-Trent.

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Earlier years Bob aged 12 yrs playing his violin at Queen Street Boy’s School orchestra


                                       Maureen & Bob on honeymoon 1961


Picture of wife Maureen 

"Just chilling out" as they say, photo taken in summer 2007


 

 

Many thanks to my wife Maureen for                                                                              helping me with this web site

Portrait of my lovely wife Maureen

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