Painter, printmaker and teacher, born in Dulwich in southeast London. Studied at Central School of Arts and Crafts under A S Hartrick and Royal College of Art, where he gained a Travelling Scholarship in 1932. He took part in the Pilgrim Trust’s Recording Britain project, was principal of Hastings School of Art and wrote several books, including Mark Fisher and Margaret Fisher Prout. Exhibited RA, NEAC, RWS, Leicester Galleries and elsewhere. British Council bought his work. Lived in Hastings, Sussex.