Artist Henry Tonks

henry tonks, photograph george charles beresford, 1922

from 1888 studied in evenings @ westminster school of art, under frederick brown. exhibited paintings new english art club 1891 , became member of club in 1895.

brown became slade professor of fine art @ university college, london in 1892, , tonks started teach @ slade school of fine art. tonks became renowned , formidable teacher of generation . pupils of tonks @ slade included david bomberg, william lionel clause, mukul dey, ian fairweather, mark gertler, harold gilman, spencer gore, edna clarke hall, augustus john, gwen john, percy wyndham lewis, hyam myer, william orpen, isaac rosenberg, stanley spencer, , rex whistler. sarcasm there drove f. m. mayor s sister alice leave before completing training. student paul nash recalled tonks withering manner:

tonks cared nothing other authorities , disliked self-satisfied young men….his surgical eye raked immature designs. hooded stare , sardonic mouth, hung in air above me, tall question mark, moreover… of derisive, rather inquisitive order. in cold discouraging tones welcomed me slade. evident considered neither slade, nor i, derive benefit.