Joseph Simpson (artist)

Joseph William Simpson (1879–1939) was a British painter and etcher of portraits and sporting subjects, and a magazine illustrator.

He taught for a while at the London School of Art and in 1918, became an official war artist with the Royal Air Force, spending time stationed in France.

[2] The Scotsman, after Simpson's death, reported that he had been part of[6] an interesting coterie of young artists in the early stage of his career.

At the regular meeting of the club, picture compositions, designing, and drawing were practised and models were engaged.

... Simpson figured in a number of amusing Bohemian episodes after club meetings, which, for those who knew him in those Edinburgh days, provide happy memories.

"Your Motherland Will Never Forget" , illustration by Simpson from Canada in Khaki , a magazine published in Toronto between 1917 and 1919 that described the participation of Canadians in World War I and aimed to raise money for the Canadian War Memorial Fund. The illustration depicts a personification of the "Motherland" welcoming back a First World War soldier returning victorious from the front, as suggested by the German helmets on the soldier's backpack. [ 1 ]