Reginald Hallward
Reginald Francis Hallward (1858 – 30 March 1948) was a British artist. He was a
Some of his projects involved his wife, an artist and poet, and his daughter, also an artist.
Education
Born at Sandown on the Isle of Wight, he was privately educated before studying at the Slade School of Fine Art and the Royal College of Art.[1]
Career
Hallward was the honorary secretary of the Clergy and Artists' Association over the control of which he publicly disputed with the Bishop of Rochester.[2]
Glasswork
Hallward worked on
Hallward utilised the British Arts and Crafts style for his glasswork. He preferred to outline in black paint rather than have all his outlines in leaded glass. To ensure the quality he desired, he performed all the tasks for generating the final product. The tasks included "painting, firing and leading with his own hands."[3]
Literature
For a period he ran his own press, the Woodlands Press. He printed his own verse which he illustrated with chalk drawings that he created[4] or those of Adelaide.[5] This enterprise brought him into contact with James Guthrie of the Pear Tree Press and the two were to remain close friends.[4]
Hallward is claimed to have been the inspiration for Basil Hallward in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.[citation needed]
Paintings
Hallward painted the landscape Newport, Pembrokeshire in oil on canvas in 1937. The painting is part of the collection of the
Personal life
In 1887 he married Adelaide Bloxham who was also a painter, illustrator and author. They had three daughters, Faith Margaret, Patience Mary and Priscilla, and two sons, Michael and Christopher. His daughter Patience Mary Hallward (1892–1981) was also an artist and trained with her father. Like Reginald she finally settled in Merionethshire.[citation needed]
For part of his life, Hallward lived in
]Exhibitions
- 1906 - Hallward and his wife, Adelaide, both exhibited at the Clergy and Artists Exhibition starting 29 June 1906.[7]
- 1921 - Exhibition of Hallward’s work. Twenty-one Gallery.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Sussex Parish Churches - Architects. Archived 2013-04-09 at the Wayback Machine Sussex Parish Churches. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "The Clergy and Artists' Association". The Times. 19 January 1900. p. 9.
- ^ Spielmann, Marion. (editor). (1903). The Magazine of art, Volume 1. London: La Belle Savage. p. 217-218. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ a b c Reginald Hallward. Modern Journals Project. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ Hallward, Mrs. Reginald. (193). The Baby's Quest. Woodlands Press.
- ^ Newport, Pembrokeshire. BBC: Your Paintings. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ The Connoisseur, Volume 136. London: Otto Limited. May–August 1906. p. 259.