He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1983 Queen's Honours List before being awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to Art.
Shared an art direction Grammy Award with then wife Jann Haworth for their landmark design of The Beatles' 1967 "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album sleeve (February 29, 1968).
Founding member of the painting group the Brotherhood of Ruralists in 1975 with Graham Arnold (1932 - 19 March 2019) Ann Arnold (1936 - 28 December 2015), David Inshaw, Graham Ovenden and Annie Ovenden.
Former son-in-law of American art director Ted Haworth.