▁he ▁had , ▁like ▁many ▁other ▁artists , ▁put ▁his ▁name ▁forward ▁to ▁undert ake ▁cam ou fl age ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁war ▁effort ▁and ▁when ▁his ▁W A AC ▁contract ▁was ▁completed , ▁Med ley ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁C airo ▁as ▁a ▁cam ou fl age ▁officer ▁and ▁spent ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁there . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Return ing ▁from ▁the ▁war , ▁Med ley ▁and ▁Don ne ▁lived ▁together ▁in ▁London ▁where ▁Med ley ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Ch else a ▁Art ▁School , ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ch else a ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design , ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁' Cy cl ist ' ▁series ▁of ▁paint ings , ▁composed ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁won ▁a ▁prize ▁at ▁the ▁Festival ▁of ▁Britain ▁ 6 0 ▁P aint ings ▁for ▁ 5 1 ▁exhibition . ▁Med ley ▁was ▁a ▁visit ing ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁S lade ▁and ▁returned ▁there ▁full - time ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁as ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁Theatre ▁Design , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁The ▁Cast ▁Room ▁at ▁the ▁S lade ▁inspired ▁Med ley ▁to ▁create ▁his ▁' Ant ique ▁Room ' ▁series ▁of ▁paint ings .< ref ▁name = AR oom > {{ cite ▁web ▁| author = T ate | url = http :// www . t ate . org .