Kenneth Gribble
Kenneth Gribble (1925 – 1995) was an English artist and educator, known for his post-war landscape paintings of British towns and cities. Biography Gribble was born in the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham, England. He lived in this industrial city in the West Midlands until the age of fourteen when his family were forced to move to Hinckley in Leicestershire to escape World War II bombing raids. In 1943 his family moved to Harrow in Greater London and Gribble soon began studies at Harrow School of Art. Following his time at Harrow, Gribble became a student at Camberwell School of Art, at this time he was inspired by several tutors particularly John Minton and David Bomberg, the latter teaching him during part-time evening classes. The renowned war artist Randolph Schwabe was an early admirer of Gribble's work and was instrumental in his recruitment to Slade School of Art. From 1947 Gribble studied at Slade where he came under the influence of several members of the Euston Road School of artists, such as William Coldstream and Victor Pasmore. After graduating from Slade, Gribble took up his first teaching post at Constantine Technical College School of Art in Middlesbrough. Gribble taught in Middlesbrough