Born Berlin. As a left-wing Jew he decided to leave Germany as Hitler rose to power. Signed himself "Vicky". Click on for more information and to see some of his work. Died by suicide.
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Victor Weisz
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Victor Weisz
English Heritage Victor Weisz, "Vicky", 1913 - 1966, cartoonist, lived in a ...
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Sir Sidney Nolan
Artist. Born Sidney Robert Nolan in Carlton, Melbourne. He is best known for his paintings of Australian people, particularly Ned Kelly. He moved to London in 1951.
Harold Knight
Painter. Â Registered as a conscientious objector in WW1. Â Died at the Park Hotel near Malvern. Â See his wife, Laura, for more details.
Vernon Hill
Sculptor and illustrator.  Born Halifax, Yorkshire.  Other work in London in St Columba's Church, Pont Street and Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Hanwell.
Khalil Gibran
Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer. Born in what is now Lebanon, emigrated as a young man with his family to US. Best known for The Prophet, 1923, popular in the 60s.
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Born as Lorenz Alma Tadema in Friesland, The Netherlands. Painter, famous for his depictions of classical themes. He settled in England in 1870 and was knighted in 1899. Died Kaiserhof Spa, Wiesbad...
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