Steven Sykes | |
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![]() Artists at war:
Edwin Galligan, Steven Sykes, Fred Pusey, Western Desert June 1942 | |
Born | Steven Barry Sykes 30 August 1914 Formby, England |
Died | 22 January 1999 | (aged 84)
Nationality | British |
Education | Royal College of Art, Herbert Hendrie |
Known for | Ceramics, mosaics, sculpture |
Notable work | Gethsemane Chapel in Coventry Cathedral |
Spouse | Jean Judd |
Steven Barry Sykes (30 August 1914 – 22 January 1999) was a British artist, known for his Gethsemane Chapel in the rebuilt Coventry Cathedral. He was active in the British desert camouflage unit in the Second World War, and was responsible for the dummy railhead at Misheifa and for the effective camouflage and large-scale military deception in the defence of Tobruk in 1942.