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William Roberts (5 June 1895 – 20 January 1980) was an English painter and war artist. Son of a carpenter, Roberts was born in Hackney, London. In 1909 he took up an apprenticeship with the advertising firm of Sir Joseph Causton Ltd, intending to become a poster designer, and he attended evening classes at St Martin's School of Art in London.
He won a London County Council scholarship to the Slade School of Art* in 1910. His contemporaries included a number of brilliant young (showing 500 of 8767 characters). |
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