Brian Hatton was a British artist. He was born in Broomy Hill, Herefordshire

Herefordshire

Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...

, and killed in action during the First World War. His works showed considerable promise and include local landscapes, family portraits, figure studies and book illustrations. A major exhibition of his work was displayed at the Hereford Museum and Art Gallery

Hereford Museum and Art Gallery

The Hereford Museum and Art Gallery is a local museum in the cathedral city of Hereford, Herefordshire, England.The museum is housed in a Victorian Gothic building...

 between November 2007 and January 2008.

Sources and external links

• "Brian Hatton - The life and death of a young artist" http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/brianhatton/.
• Bill Tanner. "Herefordshire celebrates Brian Hatton", Hereford Times
  Hereford Times
  The Hereford Times is a weekly tabloid newspaper published every Thursday in Hereford, England. Its offices are based in Holmer Road. The editor is Fiona Phillips...
  
  , 12 November 2007 http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/1826526.herefordshire_celebrates_brian_hatton/.
• "Exhibition dedicated to the work of Brian Hatton (1887–1916)" http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/council_gov_democracy/news/32349.asp.

Biography

• Walter Shaw Sparrow. "Brian Hatton: young painter of genius killed in the war", Issue 17 of Walker's Quarterly, Walker's Galleries, 1926.
• Celia Davies. Brian Hatton: A Biography of the Artist (1887–1916), Terence Dalton, 1978. ISBN 0900963840, ISBN 978-0900963841.