This month’s informative Westbury u3a talk was given by Christine Mason, a volunteer at Salisbury Museum, who has been cataloguing information on artist Rex Whistler. We learned of his brief life, his close connections with Wiltshire, and his home on The Close near Salisbury Cathedral. Rex was very prolific, needing to make a living from his art. Christine outlined some of his works and where to see them.

At the outbreak of World War II Rex chose to join a tank regiment, rather than be a war artist, which led to his death in Europe.

Christine told us the Museum is undergoing a revamp so we hope to visit when it reopens in May, having been inspired to take a closer look at Whistler’s work & life.