Sargy mann biography of michael
The late Sargy Mann reflects on the nature of perception and the visual experiences that continue after the loss of sight.
This text was written by Sargy Mann in the final weeks of his life..
Sargy Mann
British painter
Martin Oliver Henson Mann[1][2][3] (29 May 1937 – 5 April 2015), known as Sargy Mann, was a British painter.[4] Over the course of his career, Mann's subject matter featured both landscapes and portraiture.
Mann began to lose his eyesight in 1973.[5] An avid painter, he was undeterred by his failing vision and as such he continued to find new ways of seeing as his artistic career progressed.[6][7]
Early life, education and teaching
Sargy Mann was born in Hythe, Kent, in 1937, son of Stanley Mann and Mary B.
(née Kent) Mann.[1] He was first educated at Dartington Hall School, where he developed a keen interest in maths, physics and sports, and was given his nickname.[2] At 16, he moved to Oxford to become an apprentice in the Morris Motors factory, where his love for jazz led him to play in a band with Dudley Moore and others.[5] Mann enroll