Simon Brett obituary

My dad, Simon Brett, who has died aged 81, was a leading wood engraver, prolific writer, curator, teacher and champion of other artists. His Wood Engraving – How to Do It (1994) remains the classic manual.Simon was instrumental in reviving wood engraving as a fine art. Over the 60 years of his working life, he made more than 1,000 engravings, including private commissions, bookplates and independent work on themes including politics, war, ethics and religion, that stretched the boundaries