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Bernard Fleetwood-Walker
Early Life and Education Born: March 22, 1893, in Birmingham, United Kingdom Twin son of William Walker (electrical engineer) and Electra Amelia Varley (granddaughter of Cornelius Varley, a watercolourist). Educated at Barford Street School and King Edward’s Grammar School, Five Ways. Initially trained as a silver and goldsmith. Studied painting at Birmingham School of Art and Crafts, London, and under Fleury in Paris. Worl
d War I and Early Artistic Development Served in France as a sniper in the Artists Rifles during World War I; wounded and gassed. Remarkably painted mural decorations on warehouse walls in Auberchicourt, near Douai, using found materials (dry colours mixed with oatmeal porridge). Considered the war years a setback to his artistic development. Teaching Career and Artistic Style Married Marjorie White ('Mickey') in 1920; had…