William A. Kermode MC (1895–1959) was an Australian artist. He illustrated Henry Williamson's The Patriot's Progress, published in 1930, with linocuts.
William A. Kermode MC (1895–1959) was an Australian artist. He illustrated Henry Williamson's The Patriot's Progress, published in 1930. The illustrations were linocuts, an unusual medium.
William Kermode was born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1895. During the First World War he served on the Western Front with the British Army, being awarded the Military Cross. Post-war he maintained a studio in Pimlico, London. He died in 1959, aged 64.
Biography
William A. Kermode was born in Hobart, Tasmania, where his family were among the early landowners. He probably came to England in 1911.
He fought in the British Army, during the First World War 1914–18 and was awarded the Military Cross for Gallantry.
