About James Lloyd

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Frederick James Lloyd
  • Biography

    Frederick James Lloyd (James Lloyd) (12 October 1905, Alsager, England – 1974) was an English artist. He became famous for his paintings, mostly of animals and country landscapes.
    He was the first living self-taught artist to have a painting hung at the Tate in London. It is titled Cat and Mouse.

    Lloyd was the son of a policeman who had taken up farming. Lloyd had worked on his father's farm until the age of 19, when he too joined the police force. He had a variety of jobs before the war: gas-works stoker; bus conductor; builder's labourer; lamp-lighter; until he was accepted for the famous and exclusive British Army regiment of the Coldstream Guards.

    He served with distinction...

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