BACK, Ken

1944 - 2002

Kenneth William Back was born at Guildford, Surrey on 2 April 1944, son of Lawrence Back (28 September 1901-16 November 1969), a railway clerk, and his wife Winifred Alice née Simpson (22 December 1899-7 June 1949), who married at Dover, Kent in 1933 and in 1939 were living at 27 Monins Road, Dover. Ken, as he was known, was educated at Astor School, Dover and studied at Dover, Folkestone and Canterbury Schools of Art 1959-1964, and at the Royal Academy Schools 1964-1967. An artist in oil and ink, and a teacher at Suffolk College 1971-1995 and a founder member of the Suffolk Group of Artists which included an exhibition 'Walberswick Post-War to Present' at Chappel Galleries, Essex in 1998. He also exhibited at the Royal Academy and at Piccadilly Gallery; Park Walk Gallery, London and Discerning Eye 1990-1992 and elsewhere. He married at Walberswick, Suffolk in 1970, Corinne Roberts-Jones (15 February 1944-18 January 1996) and they had a son and a daughter. Kenneth William Back latterly lived at White Cottage, 135 Semere Green Lane, Dickleburgh, Diss on the Suffolk/Norfolk border and died on 25 July 2002 and two years later the Graham & Oldham gallery in Ipswich mounted 'The Ken Black Legacy' featuring some of the works of his students. His paintings are represented in Nuffield Collection and St John's College, Oxford and elsewhere.

Royal Academy Exhibits
from 27 Monins Road, Dover
1965 1058 Monins Road, Dover - gouache, ink & emulsion
1966 1065 Portrait No. 1 - etching
         1070 Portrait No. 2 - etching
from White Cottage, The Moor, Dickleburgh, Norfolk
1983 351 Butterfly
         392 Eggcup
         592 Decoration
1984 440 Still Life with Decoration
         757 Still Life with Counters
1985 244 Beaker and Drawing Pin
         302 Butterfly and Glass
1986 239 Butterfly and Marble
         348 Butterfly on Shelf
         349 Butterfly on Ledge
1987 180 Butterfly with a Bowl
         395 Playing Card
1988 317 Peacock Butterfly No 1
         362 Fallen Mirror, Butterfly and Card
1989 267 Peacock Butterfly No 3
         278 Peacock Butterfly No 2
1991 345 Norfolk Coast No 3
         382 Norfolk Coast No 2
         414 Norfolk Coast No 1
1992 326 North Norfolk Coast No. 2
         332 North Norfolk Coast No. 3
         345 North Norfolk Coast No. 1
1993 1623 Norfolk Beach No. 1

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Works by This Artist