Tom Phillips

About Tom Phillips

"A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel" and"20 Sites n Years" were two of his most well-known works as a British multimedia artist. He was well-known for questioning his audience's perceptions about art.

Tom Phillips before fame

He established himself as a painter, portraitist, printmaker, collage artist, muralist, installation artist, and photographer. He also served as an Artist in Residence at Harvard.

Achievement of Tom Phillips

He painted a famous portrait of Dame Iris Murdoch and illustrated Dante's"Inferno", which he also translated in 1985.

Tom Phillips family life

He was born in London, the son of a cotton speculator and a boarding house proprietor. His given name was Trevor, but he preferred his middle name, Thomas or Tom. He and his wife Jill had a son named Leo and a daughter named Ruth.

Associations of Tom Phillips

He taught at the Ipswich School of Art, where he met Brian Eno, one of his students. Eno went on to become a well-known musician and composer, and he and Phillips collaborated on the 1978 song"Irma".