St. John’s College

Location

Country: Netherlands
City: The Hague
Place: British Embassy

Born in Rushton, Lancashire, Walter Hoyle studied at Beckenham School of Art between 1940 and 1942 and at the Royal College of Art, London, from 1947 to 1948. On graduating he went to the Byzantine Institute in Istanbul, an experience which he said was an important influence in his work. Hoyle taught at St Martin's School of Art, London, from 1951 until 1960 and Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, from 1960 to 1964. In 1964, he moved to Cambridge and taught at the Cambridge School of Art, placing an emphasis on printmaking. He remained at Cambridge School of Art until his retirement in 1985. During the latter period of his career he launched Cambridge Print Editions. Work was also commissioned from Hoyle by Editions Alecto, Christie’s Contemporary Art and the Folio Society. Examples of his work are held in the Tate Collection, the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Places

England, Cambridgeshire

Subjects

statue (as Subject), topography, townscape/cityscape, college, coat of arms, gate, university, courtyard, door, window

Materials & Techniques

block print

Artist

Walter Hoyle (1922 - 2000)

Title

St. John’s College

Portfolio Title

Cambridge Series

Edition

36/75, artist's proof

Date

1965-6

Medium

Block print

Acquisition

Purchased from Editions Alecto, June 1967

Inscription

below image: 36/75 / Artists proof / St John's College / Walter Hoyle

Provenance

Editions Alecto

GAC number

L288