Originally published: Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 1993.
Brian Wildsmith was brought up in the mining village ofPenistone, near Sheffield, England, and he attended theSlade School of Fine Art. Upon completing his studies, Brian made use of his love of music and skill as a pianistin the National Service, teaching music at the Royal Schoolof Music. He became an art teacher after the NationalService but soon gave up teaching to fulfill his trueambition, painting.
