Alfred Munnings was born on 8 October 1878 at Mendham Mill, Mendham, Suffolk, across the River Waveney from Harleston in Norfolk. … 展开

His sporting art works have enjoyed popularity in the United Kingdom, the United States and elsewhere. As of 2007 , the highest price paid for a Munnings painting was $7,848,000 … 展开

Munnings wrote an autobiography in three volumes:
• An Artist's Life, London: Museum Press, 1950
• The Second Burst, London: Museum Press, 1951
• The Finish, … 展开

Although he volunteered to join the Army, he was assessed as unfit to fight. In 1917, his participation in the war was limited to a civilian job outside Reading, processing tens of thousands of Canadian horses en route to France — and often to death. Later, he was assigned … 展开