Prof Robin Simon on the charity’s visionary founder, Fred Hohler I was pleased to see Art UK’s achievements mentioned in your article, but astonished that it only featured its new chair and not the remarkable man who made it all possible ( ‘We’ve scratched the surface’: mission to digitise UK public art reaches 1m entries, 23 February ). I refer to Fred Hohler, who established the Public Catalogue Foundation, a charity the work of which is now online under its registered trademark – Art UK. Hohler’s aim was inspired: to record every oil painting in every public collection in the UK. Having achieved that, he is now directing an even larger project with a similar aim, The Watercolour World, which is a charity under the patronage of the king and queen. Prof Robin Simon Editor, British Art Journal Continue reading...