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Artist in graphic media and oils and teacher, born in New Malden, Surrey. He studied at Royal College of Art, 1935–8, under Sir William Rothenstein, Percy Jowett and Gilbert Spencer, then after war service, 1939–46, became Arts Council regional officer for visual arts for the northwest region in Manchester, 1948–56. From 1956–77 Horsfield lectured at Liverpool College of Art/Liverpool Polytechnic, then became part-time faculty tutor in life drawing, 1977–82. Horsfield was a member of Liverpool Academy of Art from 1954, being president, 1960–5, and was also a member of Merseyside Contemporary Artists. Solo shows included Bluecoat Chambers, Liverpool, from 1963; University of Sheffield, 1974; University of Durham, 1975; and Chateau Musée in Dieppe and Camden Arts Centre, 1984.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)


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