Person    | Male  Born 1895  Died 1980

William Roberts

Categories: Art

Artist. Founder member of the short-lived British Vorticist group and a WW1 war artist.

The William Roberts Society's website (see Picture Source) has much information, especially on the house in St Mark's Crescent.

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William Roberts

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William Roberts

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