Steven Sykes (artist)

Steven Sykes
Artists at war: Edwin Galligan, Steven Sykes, Fred Pusey, Western Desert June 1942
Born	Steven Barry Sykes 30 August 1914 Formby, England
Died	22 January 1999(1999-01-22) (aged 84)
Nationality	British
Education	Royal College of Art, Herbert Hendrie
Known for	Ceramics, mosaics, sculpture
Notable work	Gethsemane Chapel in Coventry Cathedral
Spouse	Jean Judd

Steven Barry Sykes (30 August 1914 – 22 January 1999) was a British artist, known for his Gethsemane Chapel in the rebuilt Coventry Cathedral. He was active in the British desert camouflage unit in the Second World War, and was responsible for the dummy railhead at Misheifa and for the effective camouflage and large-scale military deception in the defence of Tobruk in 1942.