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William Kiddier
1859–1934
A Nottingham brushmaker who became a respected painter, etcher, and art writer, he brought a practical eye and a strong independent streak to everything he made. His books and paintings reflect a life shaped by craft, travel, and years spent deeply involved in the local art world.
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The profanity of paint
by William Kiddier
About the author
Born in 1859, he was a British artist and writer associated especially with Nottingham, though he was born in Loughborough. Sources describe him as a painter, etcher, and author, and note that he worked as a brushmaker by trade before building a serious artistic career alongside it.
He reportedly traveled in Russia and Poland in his early twenties, and he later became an active figure in Nottingham’s art scene. Art reference sources credit him with helping to establish the Nottingham Atelier in 1897 and say he served as vice-president of the Nottingham Society of Artists from 1908 to 1917.
He also wrote on art and craft subjects. Among the works linked to him are The Profanity of Paint, published in 1916, and The Old Trade Unions: From Unprinted Records of the Brushmakers. He died in 1934.