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William George Simmonds
1876–1968
Sculptor in a variety of materials, painter of pictures and murals, designer, and carver and operator of marionettes. Born in Constantinople, Turkey, where his father was working as an architect, Simmonds was encouraged to draw and make cut-outs from childhood.
Text Source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)