Charles Walter Simpson RI (8 May 1885 – 3 October 1971) was an English painter. He was born in

Camberley Camberley is a town in the Borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England, approximately south-west of Central London. The town is in the far west of the county, close to the borders of Hampshire and Berkshire. Once part of Windsor Forest, Cambe ...

, Surrey, England. Simpson lived in

Lamorna Lamorna ( kw, Nansmornow) is a village, valley and cove in west Cornwall, England, UK. It is on the Penwith peninsula approximately south of Penzance. Lamorna became popular with the artists of the Newlyn School, including Alfred Munnings, Lau ...

, Cornwall, in the early 1910s, and returned there in the 1930s, earning a reputation as an animal and bird painter. He exhibited at the

Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ...

in 1948, and his work was part of the art competitions at four Olympic Games. An exhibition of his work was held at Penlee House Gallery and Museum in 2005. From 1913 until her death in 1964, he was married to the artist Ruth Simpson.

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Charles Walter Simpson's profile at Sports Reference.com

1885 births 1971 deaths British bird artists Académie Julian alumni Lamorna Art colony People from Camberley Artists from Cornwall Olympic competitors in art competitions {{UK-artist-stub