Facts:   - death place: madron workhouse , penzance , england    - resting place: barnoon cemetery , st ives    - caption: '' mear beach '' , circa 1932 , tate gallery . the hold house port mear square island port    - style: naïve    - death date: 29 august 1942      - birth date: 18 august 1855    - resting place coordinates: 50.213445 title -5.484258 type : landmark_region : gb inline ,    - image: wallis , hold house port mear square island.jpg    - birth place: devonport , devon , england    - occupation: fisherman marine stores dealer artist   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alfred wallis .
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alfred wallis -lrb- 18 august 1855 -- 29 august 1942 -rrb- was a cornish fisherman and artist .