Leonard Squirrell

Leonard Russell Squirrell (30 October 1893 – 10 July 1979) was an English artist. He produced watercolours and etchings, and his work included images for commercial companies.

Life Squirrell was born in Ipswich, son of Frank Squirrell, a carpenter, and his wife Henrietta. In his youth he had a noted talent for drawing, and in 1908 he entered the Ipswich School of Art, studying under George Rushton. He remained there until 1916.

In 1920 Squirrell went to the Slade School of Fine Art, where he studied under Henry Tonks and Philip Wilson Steer. Later he travelled to Italy and France, and produced etchings of landscapes; at the International Print Makers Exhibitions in Los Angeles he won a silver medal in 1923, and gold medals in 1925 and 1930. From 1929 he taught etching at the Ipswich School of Art, succeeding Charles Edward Baskett, and remained there until 1940.