Public & Private - The Arts of Roy Newby - Tapa dura

Roy Newby (1912 - 2011) was a commercial artist, illustrator and painter who lived and worked in London for most of the twentieth century. Written by his son, Public & Private: the arts of Roy Newby takes us back to a time before the First World War and spans a century of image-making. His story is of a modest man with a vivid, resilient talent. For many decades, he made drawings for the stories in children's comics and teenage magazines, his work seen and enjoyed by countless young people. When he could find the time, however, Roy Newby also drew and painted for himself. His was an art which remained mainly private yet, as this book illustrates, which achieved a quality many more should see and enjoy. The contrast is telling between his need to meet professional necessities and the determination to explore his personal practice. With over 120 illustrations, half in full colour.

Michael Newby grew up in London. Educated at Latymer Upper School and the University of York, as a teenager he was a member of the National Youth Theatre. He taught English in York, Lewes and Manchester before continuing his career in Higher Education. First in Oxford, then Swansea and finally at the University of Plymouth, he rose to become Dean of a large faculty of Arts & Education. For many years, he represented the work of teacher education in the universities at national level. Internationally, he has lectured in Australia, China, Finland, Malaysia and the USA, where he worked for a while as a visiting professor. In 2004, he became a consultant for Teachers TV and for what was then the Teacher Training Agency. He was awarded Masters Degrees in Applied Linguistics (Reading, 1978) and Medieval Studies (Exeter, 2010). He lives in Devon with his wife Sue.