Arthur Craven (1934-2013) Sutton in Craven, Haworth & Keighley

 

Arthur Craven 1934-2013

Born in Sutton-in-Craven he moved to live near Haworth. Although he had studied at Keighley Art College for three years, he subsequently worked as a motor mechanics at a local garage. After his national service in the RAF he became an ambulance driver, and it was only later that he became a full time painter, running a gallery in Haworth, then later in Scott St., Keighley. The village of Haworth and its surrounding moorland often feature in his work.