Carey Morris

Carey Morris (17 May 1882 – 17 November 1968) was a Welsh painter, illustrator, author and businessman born in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire.

At Slade, Professor Henry Tonks was a physician who imparted the knowledge of anatomy that created a three-dimensional quality to Morris' work.

His other Slade teachers included Philip Wilson Steer, Walter Westley Russell and Tonks’ teaching Assistant in Drawing, Derwent Lees.

[1] After completing his studies in Newlyn, he returned to London and maintained a studio on Cheyne Walk, Chelsea.

[3] During the 1920s, Morris was a director of the National Eisteddfod and was acquainted with members of the Welsh squirearchy, including Sir Joseph Bradney.