William MARTIN
William MARTIN
1899
1988
Falmouth-born painter whose primary occupation was gardening. After WWII he took up part-time studies in art at Redruth, and produced a record of rural life in West Cornwall in images.
media
Painter; gardener
works and access
Works include: Tuke's Cottage at Pennance
Access to work: Falmouth Art Gallery
exhibitions
Truro A Century of Art Exhibition 1989
references
Buckman (2006) Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945
Falmouth Art Gallery (chain.org.uk)
Hardie (2009) Artists in Newlyn and West Cornwall (p336)