Painter, printmaker and illustrator, born in Yeadon, Yorkshire. He studied at Dewsbury Technical College, won a scholarship to Leeds School of Art, then went to South Kensington College of Art where he gained silver and bronze medals for drawing. On a painting trip to Yorkshire in 1910 Lawson chose to settle in Wensleydale, the inspiration for much of his work. He travelled extensively on the continent. Illustrated for The Dalesman magazine as well as a number of books, including Dale Folk, 1927, and is noted for his Romany drawings. Showed in his own area as well as RA, RI, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. Public galleries in Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield hold examples. A major retrospective was held at Middlesbrough Art Gallery in 1969 and in 1989 Lawson’s work, along with that of his wife Muriel Metcalfe and his daughter Sonia Lawson, was included in A Family of Artists arranged by Wakefield Art Gallery.