Cliff Rowe (1904–1989): Socialist Realism Meets New Realism Clifford Rowe was born in Wimbledon, South London, to working-class parents—a formative experience that instilled within him a lifelong commitment to social justice and artistic integrity. Leaving school at fourteen, he pursued his passion for art through Wimbledon School of Art (1918–1920) and the Royal College of Art (1920–1922), where he honed his skills in draughtsmanship and embraced modernist influences. This early exposure to both artistic experimentation and Marxist ideology would profoundly shape his subsequent career traje…