Stanley Roy Badmin was an English painter and etcher particularly noted for his book illustrations and landscapes.
Background
Badmin was born in Sydenham in 1906, and went on to study at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts and the Royal College of Art, London. He became one of the youngest ever associate members of the Royal Watercolour Society at the age of only 26.
Career
He taught at a number of art schools in London, teaching at the Central School of Art in the 1950s. During World World War II Badmin worked for the United Kingdom"s Ministry of Information, before joining the Royal Air Force. A major retrospective exhibition of his work was held in 1985 to coincide with the publication of his biography. Badmin died in Bignor, West Sussex, in 1989.