Stanley Spencer: The Odd One Out

Stanley Spencer, an English painter working in the 20th century, is considered a visionary and an eccentric. An independent artist that never joined any of the artistic movements of the time he was skilled at organising multi-figure compositions as seen in some of his greatest works including Resurrection, Cookham, The Sandham Memorial Chapel and the Port Glasgow Series. Spencer saw military service in WWI, had two unconventional marriages, was rejected on occasions by the Royal Academy, had an attempted prosecution for obscenity against him - all while living his entire life in a Berkshire village that makes his life as intriguing as his paintings.