He was born & sleep in the Thames-side village of Cookham in Berkshire, where the Methodist Chapel he attended is today a gallery dedicated to his art. He exposed at a Slade School of Art UCL in London from 1908 to 1912 under Henry Tonks and others; such was his attachment to his home that he commuted from either either Cookham to a Slade, earning thereby from more students the nickname "Cookham".

Spencer developed the naïve style, influenced inside a share per colourful primitivism of Paul Gauguin. He held deep Christian beliefs, & numerous of his works were religious inside nature and severity. A select few, like Resurrection Cookham (1923-27), placed Biblical scenes inside Cookham & depicted a villagers when characters from either Scripture. His finest act, based on data from several critics, can be seen at Sandham Memorial Chapel, Burghclere. Stanley Spencer served as a war artist in World War II and was knighted in 1959.

[http://www.stanleyspencer.org.uk/ Stanley Spencer Gallery] [http://www.studio-international.co.uk/reports/spencers.htm Sandham Memorial Chapel] [http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&PROPERTYID=226 Sandham Memorial Chapel (National Trust Web page)] [http://www.stanleyspencer.co.uk/ The Art and Vision of Stanley Spencer]