Bill Crow, born 1938 in Norbury, SW16, art lecturer and cultural historian, is a life-long supporter of Crystal Palace FC and author of Portrait of a Portrait by William Orpen.  He describes himself as an unreconstructed member of the clerking classes, having previously worked as an advertising agency copywriter and a management consultant.  His art heroes are Inigo Jones, Goya, Rembrandt, Hogarth , the Nottingham carvers of Medieval alabasters, and, of course, Sam Rabin.  He lives near Orford in Suffolk with his second wife Deborah and a springer spaniel called Sadie.

Bill’s book about Sam Rabin is available to buy in the gallery shop at a price of £15.00 plus postage. To buy the book click here