Painter in oils & watercolour of portraits and figures, etcher and engraver Born in Clifton Terrace, Penzance, the son of Ralph C TODD and his wife Vasilesa. Arthur joined the Stanhope FORBES School at the age of 16 and after service in WWI, he returned to his chosen career in art.

He studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, the Slade and in France, Italy and Holland. In 1918 his address was with his family in Helston, and by 1921 he was working from London. Later he became Head of Drawing 1936-9 at the Leicester School of Art and he also taught at the Regent St Polytechnic School of Art, the Royal Academy and the City and Guilds Schools.  His painting entitled The Picture Book was purchased for the nation in 1940 by the Chantrey Bequest. He has been described as 'by far the most sensitive and accomplished painter of his generation'.