Norman is considered to be the most popular cartoonist in Britian since the Second World War and some regard him as the unofficial artist of the British countryside. As a graduate of the Liverpool College of Art, the forerunner to today’s Liverpool School of Art and Design, it was here that he undertook a course in illustration, one of the many ex-servicemen and women who joined the school after the war.
Throughout the academic year, the Centre for Modern and Contemporary History (CMCH) runs a schedule of public-facing events involving CMCH members and guest speakers from other institutions.
From a Second World War refugee to establishing the Department for Mural Art with the then College of Art, George’s influence on our former art students and on the city of Liverpool has lasted the test of time.
Read the oration for Paul McGann on the award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University presented by Lynette Beardwood.
Find out more about the events for the Centre for Port and Maritime History.
The Reimagining Conflict: Pedagogy, Policy and Arts Group publish a number of publications relating to veterans and conflict. See the Group's journals, chapters and and editions.
Chris was born during the Second World War and only studied at university much later in life, like many of the mature students that choose to study with LJMU. He also had a late dyslexia diagnosis, making him realise he just had a different way of thinking and learning.
The Royal British Legion was founded in 1921 by British veterans in the aftermath of the First World War.
Read the full oration for Lou McGrath OBE on the Award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University.
Reimagining the Veteran is one of the strands within the Artivism Research Group. It aims to bring together academics, the arts, policymakers and advocates with veteran communities. Find out more about this project and watch the interviews.