Jacob Kramer

Jacob Kramer (; 26 December 1892 – 4 February 1962) was a Russian-born Ukrainian–British painter and graphic designer based in Leeds.

Early life and education Jacob Kramer was born on 26 December 1892 in Klyntsi, Chernigov Governorate, (present-day Klintsy, Russia) to a middle-class Ukrainian–Jewish family. His father, Max Kramer (; 1863–1916 (Also cited as 1915.) The eldest of five siblings, Kramer was the brother-in-law of the artist William Roberts through his sister Sarah Roberts (née Kramer; 1900–1992).

In 1900, the Kramer family migrated to Leeds where there was an established Jewish community. In 1902, aged ten, Kramer ran away to Liverpool where he went to sea for six months before later working odd jobs across the Northern England and Manchester.

Returning to Leeds, Kramer began studying at the Leeds School of Art (present-day Leeds Arts University) in 1907.