Joe Scarborough

Joe Scarborough (born 1938) is an English artist. He is known for painting humorous scenes of Sheffield life, and everyday "real" images of the life and people of South Yorkshire. Early life and education Scarborough was born in Pitsmoor, Sheffield, in 1938. His father was a foreman in a steelworks, and Scarborough says he was "breast-fed on socialism and the great move forward". He went to Marlcliffe School in Sheffield, which existed between 1915 and 1964, until the age of 16. Working life After leaving school, Scarborough began work as a laboratory assistant at the Batchelors processed food company.