Gyrth Russell, of Canadian descent, was born in 1892 and he passed away in 1970. Born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia he studied art in America and Paris during the years 1912-14. After he was appointed war artist for the Canadian Government during WWI and subsequently exhibited in Cardiff in 1956 and at Penarth twice in 1961 and 1966 (presumably at the Turner Gallery). Whilst he was a resident of South Wales his talents as an artist and a lecturer were as much in demand as ever and he was member of the Watercolour Society of Wales as well as the South Wales Art Society.