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Born in 1890, he came to Bristol to take up the post of Assistant Master at the West of England College of Art to B/Savage R. E. J. Bush. He first lived in Cotham and later moved to Trelawney Rd. In 1926 he was elected an Artist Member and soon became a real asset to the Tribe. No only was a very fine painter but also an expert draughtsman and etcher. Of somewhat commanding appearance, with his goatee beard, charming and courteous manner, he was quickly distinguishable in any company. He was excellent as a speaker and could hold his audience spellbound by the uncanny way he chose the exact word or expression. He excelled at the other art which the Tribe promoted, that of good conversation. He was President in 1935 and in 1942 and again in 1943. He was a regular contributor to “Grouse”. He joined the Savage Squad for the Royal Observer Corps. He was a member of the RWA and exhibited extensively, including the famous Exhibition of Etchers in Chicago. He was a great lover of Bristol`s old buildings and portrayed many of them, including the most famous of them all, the imposing Merchants’ Hall which stood on the corner of King St. and Marsh St. and was completely destroyed by enemy action in World War 2. In 1950 he gave up teaching art in Bristol, it was said, in disappointment that he did not succeed B/S Bush as Principal of the College. We have over thirty of his evening sketches and two of his framed works. (Cecil Broome)
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