Charles Walter Simpson (English artist) explained

Charles Walter Simpson (English artist) should not be confused with Charles Walter Simpson (Canadian artist).

Charles Walter Simpson
Honorific Suffix:RI
Birth Date:8 May 1885
Birth Place:Camberley, Surrey, England
Occupation:Painter
Spouse:Ruth Simpson

Charles Walter Simpson RI (8 May 1885  - 3 October 1971) was an English painter. He was born in Camberley, Surrey, England.[1] Simpson lived in Lamorna, Cornwall, in the early 1910s, and returned there in the 1930s, earning a reputation as an animal and bird painter.[2] He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1948, and his work was part of the art competitions at four Olympic Games.[3] An exhibition of his work was held at Penlee House Gallery and Museum in 2005. From 1913 until her death in 1964, he was married to the artist Ruth Simpson.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charles Walter Simpson . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308051022/http://www.thelamornasociety.org.uk/Pages/CharlesSimpson.htm . dead . 8 March 2012 . The Lamorna Society . 24 January 2013 .
  2. Falmouth National Maritime Museum 2 . Antiques Roadshow . Antiques Roadshow . 2012-11-25 . . 2012-11-25 . 35 . 8 .
  3. Web site: Charles Walter Simpson . Olympedia . 23 July 2020.