Harry Rutherford 1903-1985

Harry Rutherford was born in Denton, Lancashire. Attended Hyde School of Art on Saturdays, then joined evening classes at Manchester School of Art, supervised by Adolphe Valette, who taught the older L S Lowry. In 1925 joined the Walter Sickert's art class in Manchester, in St Mary's Parsonage, taking over the class when Sickert Gave it up in 1926. Rutherford moved to Cornwall to work with Ernest and Dod Procter in Newlyn, supervising their classes for a period. While at Newlyn his picture Penzance became his first accepted for the RA in 1930. He then drew for the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth, moving to London in 1932. During the war was attached to the Royal Air Force. Returned to Hyde in the 1950s, taught painting at the Regional College of Art, Manchester until 1968. Was made president of the MAFA in 1961. Exhibited at the New English Arts Club, RBA and Paris Salon. Astley Cheetham Art Gallery, Stalybridge put on a memorial show in 1985. His work is represented in a number of public art galleries(see Art UK)