Terence Cuneo was born in London, England in 1907, the son of the Italian-American illustrator Cyrus Cuneo and the British artist Nell Marion Tenison. He trained at Chelsea School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art, contributed illustrations to numerous magazines and served as an official war artist during the Second World War. A traditional artist rather than a modernist, he was celebrated for his railway posters, vivid depictions of military forces in action, landscapes and portraiture, including his commission to depict Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953.

Listen to his story here or read the full biography on the BURU database: https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/terence-cuneo