Arthur Henry Knighton-Hammond (18 September 1875 – 28 February 1970) was born in Arnold, Nottinghamshire as Arthur Henry Hammond. Knighton-Hammond was an English artist best known for landscapes, society portraits and industrial paintings. Knighton-Hammond used a variety of styles but is most famous as a water-colourist.[1]
Hammond was born at Church Street, Arnold, Nottingham, the son of William Hammond (1829-1901), who ran a furniture and general hardware shop, and Mary (1833-1906), née Knighton. He adopted his mother's maiden surname as a middle name in 1912, then added it to his surname by deed poll in 1933.[2] Hammond spent his early years in Arnold and Nottingham. Hammond left school aged 11 and worked in his brother's grocery store before indenturing as a watchmaker's apprentice one year later. Hammond studied at the Nottingham School of Art in the evenings and left his apprenticeship after 4½ years, six months short of completing his apprenticeship, to study full-time.[citation needed]
In 1902, he married Winifred Annie Reeves; they had two children, Marjorie and Dorothy.[3] In 1927, he married Emmeline Low; they had two children, Mary and John.[4] In 1933 in the City of London, he married Mrs Iris Benson, whom he had known since 1924.[5]
Knighton-Hammond was commissioned by the Dow Chemical Company in 1920–1921[6] to produce paintings and lived in Midland, Michigan. He lived in Europe from 1922–1931. He lived in England from 1932–1970. Knighton-Hammond was elected a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, The Pastel Society, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, and Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour.[citation needed]
Knighton-Hammond's work is on display at the National Portrait Gallery, London, the South African National Gallery, the National Museum of Belgrade, and the Centre Georges-Pompidou, Paris.[citation needed]