128 - Clive Gardiner,

Clive Gardiner, British 1891–1960 - Sally in Gray, 1956; oil on canvas, 62.5 x 36.7 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Family of the Artists Clive Gardner and Lilian Lancaster Exhibited: Royal Society of Portrait Painters (according to the inscribed label attached to the reverse of the frame); South London Art Gallery, Camberwell, 'Clive Gardner', May 1967 Note: Clive Gardiner studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and later at the Royal Academy Schools from 1913-14. He went on to teach at Brighton School of Art, and later at Goldsmiths' College in London, becoming principal from 1929-1957. A prolific artist, he created poster designs for London Transport, the Empire Marketing Board and Shell and murals for Toynbee Hall, London. During the Second World Way he advised on the decor of the national restaurants. Works by the artist are in important collections including the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and the V&A. Gardiner was the husband of Lilian Lancaster.