Arnold Wathen Robinson
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Arnold Wathen Robinson RWA, FMGP (1888–1955) was an English stained-glass artist. Although Robinson's family, on the paternal and maternal side were involved in local government, he sought a career as a stained-glass artist. During World War I he initially enlisted in the Artists Rifles, and was then released from military service to manage a shell factory. Three of his four younger brothers were to be killed in the Great War.
Arnold Wathen Robinson | |
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Born | 1888 Barton Regis. Gloucestershire |
Died | 1955 |
Nationality | English |
Education | Christopher Whall. |
Known for | Stained Glass |
Robinson attended Clifton College[1] and Royal West of England Academy,[2] followed by an apprenticeship with Christopher Whall. Through his relationship with Joseph Bell & Son, Robinson received commissions for work, became a director at the firm[2] and later became owner. He became part-owner of the flagging Bristol Guild of Applied Art, which then became a well-reputed and successful guild in Bristol.