Reginald Hallward

For Reginald Hallward's works, seeWorks of Reginald Hallward.

Window in St Peter and St Paul's Church,Shorne,Kent by Hallward

Reginald Francis Hallward(1858 – 30 March 1948) was a British artist. He was aglassmaker,poet,painterand book designer.He is best known for his stained glass and light glass works for British churches. Hallward founded a publishing business to publish his and his wife, Adelaide's, poetry. FollowingWorld War I,Hallward created war memorials inEngland,FranceandBelgium.

Some of his projects involved his wife, an artist and poet, and his daughter, also an artist.

Education

Born atSandownon theIsle of Wight,he was privately educated before studying at theSlade School of Fine Artand theRoyal College of Art.

Career

Main article:Works of Reginald Hallward

Hallward was the honorary secretary of the Clergy and Artists' Association over the control of which he publicly disputed with theBishop of Rochester.

Glasswork

Hallward worked onstained glassand also paintedtemperamurals for several churches and throughout his life painted landscapes in oil. He was a regular exhibitor at theRoyal Academyand theNew English Art Clubas well as theRoyal Society of British Artists.The Dowdeswell Gallery in London organised several exhibitions of his work.He worked withChristopher Whallas a glassmaker during Whall's time atDorking.

Hallward utilised the BritishArts and Crafts stylefor 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."

Literature

Page 20 ofFlowers of Paradise. Music, verse, design & illustration by R. F. Hallward

For a period he ran his own press, the Woodlands Press. He printed his own verse which he illustrated with chalk drawings that he createdor those of Adelaide.This enterprise brought him into contact with James Guthrie of the Pear Tree Press and the two were to remain close friends.

Hallward is claimed to have been the inspiration for Basil Hallward inOscar Wilde'sThe Picture of Dorian Gray.

Paintings

Hallward painted the landscapeNewport, Pembrokeshirein oil on canvas in 1937. The painting is part of the collection of theNational Museum of Walesin Cardiff.

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 inMerionethshire.

For part of his life, Hallward lived inNorth Walesin Mawddach Crescent,Arthog,Merionethshire.In 1901 moved toShornenearGravesendinKentwhere he made his base until he retired to Arthog.

Exhibitions

• 1906 - Hallward and his wife, Adelaide, both exhibited at the Clergy and Artists Exhibition starting 29 June 1906.
• 1921 - Exhibition of Hallward’s work. Twenty-one Gallery.

See also

• Memorial tablets to the British Empire dead of the First World War