1937
Born on 1 September in Southampton
1954–1961
Studied at Hornsey College of Art, London (with a break in 1959/60 at the Royal College of Art)
1964–1965
Stay in New York, exchange with fellow artists and influence of erotic pop culture
Late 1960s
First fibreglass sculptures depicting female figures as furniture objects
1964
Participation in documenta III, Kassel
1968
Participation in documenta IV, Kassel
1968–1970
Teaching position at the University of Fine Arts, Hamburg
1973–1983
Further teaching positions in Florida, California, Los Angeles and Berlin, among other places
1979
First retrospective (Liverpool, London, Baden-Baden, Bielefeld)
1986
Elected member of the Royal Academy of Arts, London
1999
Trustee at the British Museum, London
2000
Appointed emeritus trustee of the British Museum 7
2007
Honorary doctorate from the University of Southampton Solent
Lives and works in London and Oxfordshire