Oh and here s another good reference from the BBC which includes the DoB mention of a Welsh painting competition won at aged 12 and studying at the Slade from 1951 for 3 years So that seems to check out Other articles also mention the competition at aged 12 On the other hand this article quotes paraphrases Vicari as saying he won 10 in the local painting competition at age 14 and gives more details about the competition than most web sites