George William Lennox Patterson, printmaker and book illustrator studied at the Glasgow School of Art. He later became a lecturer at the school in graphic design and as Deputy, later Director of the school. He was a member of the staff in various positions from 1947-1979. He illustrated a number of books with wood-engravings including “Poetical Works of Burns. 1958. and “The Roadmender and other writings” by Michael Fairless, 1950 He compiled two manuals “Scraperboard” Pub. Dryad 1960 and “Making a coloured woodcut” Pub. Dryad, 1963.