Roland Vivian Pitchforth RA. known as Vivian Pitchforth, studied at the Wakefield School of Art 1912-14. Leeds College of Art 1914-15 before war service. Royal College of Art 1920-25 and visited Paris at this time. First one-man show at the London Artists Association in 1928. Official War Artist 1940-45. Began exhibiting RA.in 1941. and elected RA. in 1953. In 1948 he took up teaching at Chelsea Polytechnic and Camberwell,St, Martin’s School of Art and at the Royal Collage of Art. Works held at the Tate Gallery and the V&A Museum and many provincial galleries, home and abroad. As a teacher of drawing, his work can be seen in the Studio Magazine Vol. 163 Jan.1962 pps. 11-18 “Vivian Pitchforth, Drawings From Life” and his water-colour work in various other issues.