During the 1950s the Bardfield artists included: John Aldridge, Edward Bawden, George Chapman, Stanley Clifford-Smith, Audrey Cruddas, Joan Glass, Walter Hoyle, Sheila Robinson, Michael Rothenstein, Marianne Straub, among others. The Great Bardfield Artists were diverse in style and rivalled the better known art community at St. Ives. Clifford-Smith and the other Bardfield artists exhibited in the large 'open house' shows in the isolated village in 1954, 1955 and 1958.
In the 1950s, a group of artists known as the Great Bardfield Artists consisted of John Aldridge, Edward Bawden, George Chapman, Stanley Clifford-Smith, Audrey Cruddas, Joan Glass, Walter Hoyle, Sheila Robinson, Michael Rothenstein, and Marianne Straub. This collective was diverse in style and rivaled the more prominent art community at St. Ives. In 1954, 1955, and 1958, Clifford-Smith and the other Bardfield artists participated in large 'open house' events held in the village.