Art
Returning to England and to civilian life, Conrad explored a career in the arts. Years earlier, a hunt secretary commissioned Conrad to paint a series of hunting scenes that were subsequently published in a book. Encouraged by this, Conrad studied art at London's prestigious Slade School of Fine Art under Professor Henry Tonks (1926–27), at the Byam Shaw School of Art under Ernest Jackson (1928–29), and at Andre Lhote's Academy in Montparnasse, Paris (1930–32). Student friends included Simon Elwes, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Guy Arnoux and Elena Mumm Thornton Wilson. Conrad worked out of his studio in the Parc Monsouri district and gained an increasing reputation for his portraitures.
Upon completion of his studies, Conrad traveled to Jamaica with his father, painting and preparing for an exhibition at the Claridge Gallery in London. The exhibit's paintings and drawings included Jamaican scenes, as well as portraits of H.R.H. The Duchess of Pistoia, H.S.H. The Duchess d'Arenberg, Il Duca de La Tour Corio and Il Marchese di Castlethomond.
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