Brian Thomas
British artist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Brian Thomas was a British artist best known for his decorative work in church buildings, particularly murals and stained glass. Biography Brian Thomas was born in Barnstaple, Devon, on 19 September 1912 to Frank and Margaret . He was educated at Bradfield College and awarded a science scholarship to study at Oxford University. He chose instead to attend the Byam Shaw School of Art in London. There he won a scholarship to the British School at Rome to study mural painting and travelled widely in Italy and Spain. During the war, he worked in the camouflage section of Home Security. From 1946 to 1954, he was principal of the Byam Shaw School of Art. He was a Master of the Art Workers Guild and a Master of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass. In 1961 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire . He died on 13 December 1989, and a memorial service was held at St Giles in the Fields in London.;;
