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Henry Payne
The Life and Art of Henry Payne Born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, Henry Payne was a versatile painter, watercolourist, and stained glass artist. He was a prominent member of the Birmingham Group of Artist-Craftsmen, a circle that formed around the Birmingham School of Art in the late nineteenth century. His early training took place under Edward R. Taylor at the Birmingham School of Art, where he was among the students commissioned to
paint murals for the redecoration of the Birmingham Town Hall. Payne’s career was marked by a deep commitment to the Arts and Crafts tradition. In 1899, he joined the staff of the Birmingham School of Art as a teacher of drawing and painting. He later focused on the design and manufacture of stained glass, studying the process in London under Christopher Whall. This integrated approach allowed him to establish an independent business…