A Quiet Revolutionary: The Life and Art of Joseph Edward Southall Joseph Edward Southall, born in Nottingham in 1861, was a figure quietly at odds with the prevailing artistic currents of his time. He wasn’t a brash innovator seeking to shatter conventions, but rather a dedicated revivalist, a painter who looked back to the early Renaissance for inspiration while simultaneously embodying a deeply felt social and spiritual conviction. His life story is one of unwavering commitment – to tempera painting, to the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement, to his Quaker faith, and to socialist princ…