uk / art / art works / med ley - the - ant ique - room - at - the - s lade - nio be - and - h erm es - t 0 0 4 9 8 | title = Display ▁ca ption ; The ▁Ant ique ▁Room ▁at ▁the ▁S lade : N io be ▁and ▁Herm es ▁( 1 9 5 2 )| date = Se ptember ▁ 2 0 0 4 | access date = 1 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 | work = T ate }} </ ref > ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁Med ley ▁painted ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁industrial ▁land sc apes ▁in ▁the ▁Gra ves end ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁Med ley ▁turned ▁to ▁abstra ction , ▁but ▁in ▁later ▁years ▁returned ▁to ▁figur ative ▁painting . ▁These ▁last ▁paint ings ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁respect ed ▁of ▁his ▁works . ▁A ▁ret ros pective ▁exhibition ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁White ch ap el ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁he ▁became ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁painting ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁School ▁in ▁Rome . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁C BE ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy . ▁ ▁A ▁cent en ary ▁t ribute ▁at ▁James ▁H yman ▁Fine ▁Art ▁in ▁ 2 0