Joseph West 1881-1958 Silsden and Keighley
About the Artist
Joseph West 1881 – 1958
Born in Farnhill, the son of a labourer, West moved to Silsden and earned a living as a house painter but attended classes at the Glusborn School of art and later studied painting through the Yellow Door School of art (Colin Neville suggests this was probably by correspondence). By 1911 he gave his profession as painter artist, with a studio in Cavendish St, Keighley, then later in Silsden, whilst his own reputation as an artist increased.