Gordon Onslow Ford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gordon Onslow Ford

American artist

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1912

Place of Birth: Wendover, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Nov-2003

Profession: writer, poet, artist, painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Gordon Onslow Ford (26 December 1912 – 9 November 2003) was one of the last surviving members of the 1930s Paris surrealist group surrounding André Breton.
Born in the English town of Wendover in 1912 to a family of artists, Onslow Ford began painting at an early age.
His grandfather, Edward Onslow Ford, was a Victorian sculptor.
At the age of 11, he began painting landscapes under the guidance of his uncle.
Following the death of his father at age 14, he was sent to the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth.
The ocean affected him deeply and his early works depicted ocean scenes.
The metaphor of taking a "voyage" later became an important aspect of his paintings.