Henry Young Alison (1889-1972) both lost an eye and was captured by the Germans during the Great War. By the late 1920s he was an instructor at the Glasgow School of Art and for a brief period was its interim Director. That information, plus a bit more, can be found on
this page of the school's web site. There might be more information regarding Alison, but it didn't turn up during my brief Google search.
He painted many landscapes, but I'll feature works below showing people, as I consider that a stronger test of an artist's abilities.
As you will see, Alison was no Modernist, at least not well into the 1930s. His paintings of people are strongly done, solid works.
Gallery
Cliffs and Rocks
An example of his landscape painting to show that even in this genre he could paint strongly.
Elspeth Galloway - 1914
Highland Chief
Elizabeth Payton
Self-Portrait - 1920s
Lilly Jamieson - c. 1931
Youth - c. 1936
Here Alison combines landscape and portrayal.
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