Early Life, Family and Training John Lessore was born in London in 1939, into a house where art was a constant presence. He grew up as the son of the painter Helen Lessore and the art dealer Frederick Lessore. His family connections to the medium were deep; he was also the nephew of the artist Walter Sickert. Growing up among these figures, he learned to see the world through arrangements of shapes and compositions. The walls of his c…