RA Collection: People and Organisations
John Farleigh (1900-1965) was an English wood-engraver and illustrator. He attended the Central School of Art and Design and became an art teacher at Rugby School, where he taught antique and still life drawing and later illustration. His work was widely exhibited in galleries such as Leicester Galleries, Manchester City Art Gallery and the Royal Scottish Academy. He was also a founding member and chairman of the Craft Centre of Great Britain. He is known for the posters he designed for London County Council Tramways and London Transport but he is probably most famous for his illustrations of sexual, religious and radical themes in D.H. Lawrence’s work “The Man Who Died”.
Born: 1900
Died: 1965
Gender: Male