Eastbourne – born Marjorie Frances Bruford known as Midge Bruford (1902 – 1958) was an artist who was closely associated with the Newlyn School of artists.

Educated at Badminton School, Bruford became friends with Mornie Birch, one of the daughters of Lamorna Birch (June 8^th) and this led her to living in Paul in order to study painting at the Forbes School of Painting run by Stanhope Forbes (November 18^th) and Elizabeth Forbes (December 29^th) subsequently studying under Ernest Procter (October 21^st), Harold Harvey (May 19^th) and Lamorna Birch in the 1930s. 

After some time studying in Paris, Bruford returned to Paul and concentrated on portraits and  landscapes as represented by her portrait of James Harvey, a local farmer (on the right) and fields in Scilly (below).

She also acted as a sitter for Dod Procter (July 31^st) who painted the portrait on the left.