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John Griffiths
A Life Between Wales and Bombay The story of John Griffiths begins in Llanfair Caereinion, Montgomeryshire. Born on 29 November 1837, he was the son of Evan Griffiths and Mary Evans. After his father passed away, his mother took a position as housekeeper for Sir James Clark, the physician to Queen Victoria. It was this connection that led to a formal education at what is now the Royal College of Art. His early years were shaped by the c
are of his uncle, Richard Griffiths, on the Neuadd Uchaf farm. His hands first worked within the walls of the South Kensington Museum, now known as the V&A.; There, he was involved in the physical decoration of the buildings. In 1865, a new chapter began when he moved to India. He arrived in Bombay to serve as the principal of the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art. During this time, he lived alongside John Lockwood Kipling, and bec…