Grandfather of [[Arthur Lanyon]] https://www.tate.org.uk/search?aid=1467&type=artwork Lanyon was born in the fishing town of St Ives in 1918, to Herbert Lanyon and Lillian Priscilla Vivian. The family's roots were in the local mining industry, but his father was a keen amateur composer and pianist and Lanyon mixed in artistic circles from an early age. As a young painter he was taught by Borlase Smart, whose late-impressionist style initially rubbed off on him. `Knowledge Base:` [[Art]]