About Stefan Knapp
“Following two years spent in a Siberian labour camp from the age of 18, then as a decorated RAF Spitfire pilot Stefan Knapp settled in England after the Second World War. He enrolled at the Central School of Arts and Crafts as well as the Slade, in London. Following graduation and with a vast personal store of visual images from his experiences the 1950s were very productive. His commissioned works including 17 murals for Heathrow Airport and one for Alexander’s department store in New Jersey, USA, which at the time was the largest in the world. The 1960s and 1970s continued that success and in 1977 he met Cathy. Following a period in France they eventually settled in Sandhills, where he produced many more of his trade mark large painted enamels.”
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