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 jo…