This book could not have been written without the generous assistance of Scott James (Archivist, Arts and Letters Club); Lani Kopczinski (Curator, Government of Ontario Art Collection); Jon Oldham (Archivist, Peterborough Museum and Archives); Lindsay Osman (Archivist, CIBC Archives, Toronto), Ellen Thomas (Clerk-Secretary, Stratford-Perth Archives); and Claire Wilton (Archivist and Privacy Officer, Diocese of Toronto, Anglican Church of Canada). Equally indispensable was the help provided by staff at the E.P. Taylor Library and Archives (Amy Furness, Rosamond Ivey Special Collections Archivist and Head, Library and Archives, and Marilyn Nazar, Archivist); the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives (Amy Rose, Head, Reference Services, and Jane Robertson, Library Assistant); the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto (Natalya Rattan, Archivist, and Jennifer Toews, Modern Manuscripts and Reference Librarian); and Queen’s University Archives (Jeremy Heil, Digital and Private Records Archivist, and Heather Home, Public Services and Private Records Archivist).
I would like to thank the Title Sponsor of this book, Alexandra Bennett in memory of Jalynn Bennett. I would also like to thank Sara Angel, for her encouragement and leadership, Jocelyn Anderson, for her patience in guiding the manuscript through its various stages; and others on the ACI team, including Annie Champagne, Tara Ng, and Simone Wharton. Finally, I owe a deep debt of gratitude to Scott and Deb Allward, who gave me access to their collection of Walter Allward material; Frances Smith, for her editorial input throughout the project; and various family and friends, including my partner Brenda Roberts, for their love and unwavering support over many years.
From the Art Canada Institute
The Art Canada Institute gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the Title Sponsor of this book, Alexandra Bennett in memory of Jalynn Bennett.
We thank the Founding Sponsor of the Art Canada Institute: BMO Financial Group.
The ACI also thanks the other Title Sponsors of the 2020–2021 Canadian Online Art Book Project: Anonymous, Kiki and Ian Delaney, The Koerner Foundation in memory of Walter C. Koerner, Andrew and Valerie Pringle, and The Sabourin Family Foundation.
We thank the 2020–2021 Season Sponsors of the Art Canada Institute: John and Katia Bianchini, Linda and Steven Diener, Richard and Donna Ivey, Michelle Koerner and Kevin Doyle, Alan and Patricia Koval Foundation, Bill Morneau and Nancy McCain Foundation at Toronto Foundation, The McLean Foundation, Gerald Sheff and Shanitha Kachan Charitable Foundation, TD Bank Group, and Bruce V. and Erica Walter.
We are grateful to the Art Canada Institute Lead Benefactors: Anonymous, Alexandra Baillie, Marilyn and Charles Baillie, Alexandra Bennett and the Jalynn Bennett Family Foundation, Grant and Alice Burton, Connor, Clark & Lunn Foundation, Delaney Family Foundation, Jon S. and Lyne Dellandrea, Joan and Martin Goldfarb, Tim and Darka Griffin, K. James and Melinda Harrison, The Michael and Sonja Koerner Charitable Foundation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Sarah and Tom Milroy, Partners in Art, Sandra and Jim Pitblado, The Donald R. Sobey Foundation, Pam and Michael Stein, Jane and Eberhard Zeidler, and Sara and Michael Angel.
Appreciation goes as well to our Patrons: Anonymous, Christopher Bredt and Jamie Cameron, Malcolm Burrows and Barbara Dick, Debra and Barry Campbell, Cowley Abbott Fine Art, Lilly Fenig, Jane and Michael Freund, Leslie S. Gales and Keith Ray, Roger and Kevin Garland, Lindy Green, The Scott Griffin Foundation, Franca Gucciardi, matched by McCall MacBain Foundation, Trina McQueen, Jane Huh, Elaine Kierans and Shawn McReynolds, Judith and Wilson Rodger, Fred and Beverly Schaeffer, Michael Simmonds and Steven Wilson, and Robin and David Young.
Gratitude goes as well to our Founding Patrons, who supported the Art Canada Institute in its first year: Jalynn Bennett, The Butterfield Family Foundation, David and Vivian Campbell, Albert E. Cummings, The Fleck Family, Roger and Kevin Garland, Glorious and Free Foundation, The Scott Griffin Foundation, Gershon Iskowitz Foundation, The Michael and Sonja Koerner Charitable Foundation, Michelle Koerner and Kevin Doyle, Phil Lind and Ellen Roland, Sarah and Tom Milroy, Partners in Art, Sandra L. Simpson, Stephen Smart, Nalini and Tim Stewart, and Robin and David Young.
The ACI wishes to thank for their support and assistance the Art Gallery of Ontario (Alexandra Cousins, Amy Furness); Beechwood Cemetery Foundation (Nicolas McCarthy); Canadian War Museum (Shannyn Johnson); Estate of Doug Taylor (Valerie Eggertson); Library and Archives Canada; National Gallery of Canada (Raven Amiro); Panos Pictures (Michael Regnier); Postmedia (Elena Novikova); Queen’s University Archives (Heather Home, Lisa Gervais); Supreme Court of Canada (David Power); Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library (Timothy Perry); University of British Columbia Press (Brit Schottelius); Veterans Affairs Canada (Karly Thomsen); Waddington’s Auctioneers and Appraisers (Solomon Alaluf, Nicole Schembre); Winnipeg Art Gallery (Nicole Fletcher, Simone Obendoerfer); Hugh and Susan Allward; Scott and Deb Allward; Shawn Ankenmann; Catherine AuYeung; Matthew Blackett; Adam Bunch; Mary Crandall; Wojciech Dittwald; Benjamin Doolittle; Don Drews; Michel Dubreuil; Isabel Gibson; Guy L’Heureux; Tim Laye; Jamie Maxwell; Burke Paterson; John Pellowe; Elizabeth Salomons; Lee Sandstead; Jane Urquhart; Jonathan F. Vance; Willem Visser; and Ken Wightman.
The ACI recognizes the additional private collectors who have given permission for their works to be published in this edition.
Image Sources
Every effort has been made to secure permissions for all copyrighted material. The Art Canada Institute will gladly correct any errors or omissions.
Credits for Cover Image
Walter S. Allward, Vimy Memorial (detail of Canada Bereft), 1921–36, Seget limestone and concrete, Parc Mémorial Canadien, Chemin des Canadiens, Vimy, France. Photo credit: Burke Paterson.
Credits for Banner Images
Biography: Walter S. Allward, c.1909, photograph by Pringle & Booth, Toronto. (See below for details.)
Key Works: Walter S. Allward, Vimy Memorial, 1921–36. (See below for details.)
Significance & Critical Issues: Walter S. Allward, South African War Memorial (detail of Canada), 1904–11. (See below for details.)
Style & Technique: Walter S. Allward, Bell Memorial (detail of central panel), 1909–17. (See below for details.)
Sources & Resources: Walter S. Allward, Six Female Figures and Child, n.d., pen, brush, and black ink on laid paper, 20 x 24.9 cm. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Gift of the Allward Trust, Uxbridge, Ontario, 1986 (29594). Photo credit: NGC.
Where to See: Walter S. Allward, Northwest Rebellion Monument, 1894–96. (See below for details.)
Credits: Vimy Memorial (detail of the Male Mourner and Female Mourner), 1921–36. (See below for details.)
Credits for works by Walter S. Allward
Alternative design for the Vimy Memorial, n.d. Walter Seymour Allward Fonds, Queen’s University Archives, Kingston (V114-1, 43-10).
Baldwin-Lafontaine Monument, 1908–14. Courtesy of Wikimapia. Photo credit: bio2935c.
Baldwin-Lafontaine Monument, 1908–14. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Photo credit: D. Gordon E. Robertson.
Baldwin-Lafontaine Monument (detail of bronze figures), 1908–14. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Photo credit: D. Gordon E. Robertson.
Bell Memorial, 1909–17. Courtesy of Brantford Heritage Inventory, City of Brantford, Ontario, Canada, and Wikimedia Commons.
Bell Memorial (detail of central panel), 1909–17. Courtesy of Doolittle Productions. Photo credit: Benjamin Doolittle.
Bell Memorial (detail of figure representing Humanity), 1909–17. Courtesy of Flickr. Photo credit: Jamie Maxwell.
Bust of Sir George Ross, 1901. Baldwin Collection, Toronto Reference Library (X 44-13). Photo credit: M.O. Hammond.
Bust of Sir Wilfred Laurier, 1901. Baldwin Collection, Toronto Reference Library (X 44-6). Photo credit: M.O. Hammond.
Canada “Bereft”: Maquette for the Vimy Memorial, c.1921. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Gift of Mrs. Hugh Allward, Toronto, 1981 (26798). Photo credit: NGC.
The Dead Hear, 1941. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Gift of Ursula and Stanley Mezydlo, Aurora, Ontario, 2014 (46322). Photo credit: NGC.
Detail of the Maquette for William Lyon Mackenzie Memorial, n.d., photograph by Herb Nott & Co. Ltd., Toronto. Walter S. Allward Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Ottawa, Gift of Peter Allward, 1997.
Drawing of the William Lyon Mackenzie Memorial, n.d. Walter Seymour Allward Fonds, Queen’s University Archives, Kingston (V114-1, 44-02).
Dream Time, c.1920–40. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Gift of the Allward Trust, Uxbridge, Ontario, 1986 (29587). Photo credit: NGC.
The Failure, c.1940. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Gift of the Allward Trust, Uxbridge, Ontario, 1986 (29609). Photo credit: NGC.
Figure Study, n.d. Walter Seymour Allward Fonds, Queen’s University Archives, Kingston (V114-1, 03-05).
Futility, n.d. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Gift of the Allward Trust, Uxbridge, Ontario, 1986 (29608). Photo credit: NGC.
Hugh Lachlan Cruikshank Allward, c.1905. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Gift of Ursula and Stanley Mezydlo, Aurora, Ontario, 2014 (46320). Photo credit: NGC.
John Graves Simcoe Monument, 1901–3. Photo credit: Mary Crandall.
John Sandfield Macdonald Monument, 1907–9. Photo credit: Philip Dombowsky.
Maquette for King Edward VII Memorial, n.d., photographer unknown. Walter S. Allward Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Gift of Peter Allward, 1997.
Maquette for Peterborough War Memorial, n.d., photographer unknown. Walter Seymour Allward Fonds, Queen’s University Archives, Kingston.
Maquette for Sir Frederick Banting Monument, n.d., photographer unknown. Frederick Banting Papers, Biographical Materials, 1912–present, Box 45, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto.
Maquette for Sir Frederick Banting Monument, n.d., photographer unknown. Frederick Banting Papers, Biographical Materials, 1912–present, Box 45, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto.
Maquette for Vimy Memorial, c.1921, photographer unknown. Walter S. Allward Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Gift of Peter Allward, 1997.
Nicholas Flood Davin Monument, 1903. Photo credit: Beechwood Cemetery Foundation.
Northwest Rebellion Monument, 1894–96. Alexander W. Galbraith Fonds (Fonds 1568), Item 267, City of Toronto Archives. Photo credit: Alexander W. Galbraith.
Northwest Rebellion Monument, 1894–96. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Photo credit: Wojciech Dittwald.
Northwest Rebellion Monument (detail of plaque), 1894–96. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Photo credit: SnowFire.
Northwest Rebellion Monument (posterior view), 1894–96. Photo credit: Adam Bunch.
The Old Soldier, War of 1812 Memorial, 1903–7. Photo credit: Matthew Blackett.
The Old Soldier, War of 1812 Monument (detail of bust), 1903–7. Photo credit: Doug Taylor.
Peterborough War Memorial, 1921–29. Photo credit: Tim Laye.
Peterborough War Memorial (detail of Civilization), 1921–29. Terry Guernsey Fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Ottawa. Photo credit: Terry Guernsey.
Peterborough War Memorial (detail of Strife), 1921–29. Terry Guernsey Fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Ottawa. Photo credit: Terry Guernsey.
Pixley Mausoleum, 1895–97. Courtesy of London Daily Photo. Photo credit: Ken Wightman.
Pixley Mausoleum (detail of Victory), 1895–97. Courtesy of Waymarking. Photo credit: Keldar5.
Plaster model of The Sympathy of the Canadians for the Helpless for the Vimy Memorial, n.d., photographer unknown. Walter S. Allward Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Gift of Peter Allward, 1997.
The Reaper, c.1921. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Gift of Mrs. Hugh Allward, Toronto, 1981 (26799). Photo credit: NGC.
The Release, 1940. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Gift of Ursula and Stanley Mezydlo, Aurora, Ontario, 2014 (46323). Photo credit: NGC.
Sir Oliver Mowat Monument, 1903–5. Alan Howard Fonds (Fonds 1548), Series 393, Item 20589, City of Toronto Archives. Photo credit: John Boyd.
Sir Oliver Mowat Monument, 1903–5. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Sir Oliver Mowat Monument (detail of pedestal featuring Jurisprudence), 1903–5. Photo credit: Philip Dombowsky.
Sir Oliver Mowat Monument (detail of pedestal featuring Justice), 1903–5. Photo credit: Philip Dombowsky.
South African War Memorial, 1904–11. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.
South African War Memorial (detail of Canada), 1904–11. Photo credit: Lee Sandstead.
South African War Memorial (detail of soldier), 1904–11. Photo credit: Lee Sandstead.
South African War Memorial (detail of Victory), 1904–11. Photo credit: Catherine AuYeung.
South African War Memorial (detail of Victory), 1904–11. Photo credit: Lee Sandstead.
Statue of Justice for the King Edward VII Memorial (detail), 1920. Photo credit: Isabel Gibson.
Statue of Justice for the King Edward VII Memorial, 1920. Courtesy of the Supreme Court of Canada. Photo credit: Philippe Landreville.
Statue of Truth for the King Edward VII Memorial, 1920. Courtesy of the Supreme Court of Canada. Photo credit: Philippe Landreville.
The Storm, 1920. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts diploma work, deposited by the artist, Toronto, 1921 (1816). Photo credit: NGC.
Stratford War Memorial, 1919–22. Courtesy of Flickr. Photo credit: Don Drews.
Stratford War Memorial (detail of bronze figure), 1919–22. Photo credit: Shawn Ankenmann.
Stratford War Memorial (detail of bronze figure), 1919–22. Photo credit: Lee Sandstead.
Stratford War Memorial (detail of bronze figure), 1919–22. Photo credit: Lee Sandstead.
Stratford War Memorial (detail), 1919–22. Photo credit: Galen Simmons / Stratford Beacon Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
Stratford War Memorial (detail of bronze figures), 1919–22. Courtesy of Flickr. Photo credit: Don Drews.
Study for Stratford War Memorial (No. 8), c.1920. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Gift of the Allward Trust, Uxbridge, Ontario, 1989 (30532). Photo credit: NGC.
Submission sketch for the Vimy Memorial, n.d. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Photo credit: Veterans Affairs Canada.
Untitled, c.1940. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Gift of the Allward Trust, Uxbridge, Ontario, 1986 (29591). Photo credit: NGC.
Untitled, n.d. Walter Seymour Allward Fonds, Queen’s University Archives, Kingston (V114-1, 47-04).
Untitled, n.d. Walter Seymour Allward Fonds, Queen’s University Archives, Kingston (V114-1, 46-11).
Vimy Memorial (detail of Canada Bereft in the foreground and The Spirit of Sacrifice and The Passing of the Torch), 1921–36. Photo credit: Georgios Makkas.
Vimy Memorial (detail of the Chorus), 1921–36.
Vimy Memorial (detail of the Female Mourner), 1921–36. Courtesy of PxHere.
Vimy Memorial (detail of the Male Mourner), 1921–36. Photo credit: Elizabeth Salomons.
Vimy Memorial (detail of the Male Mourner and Female Mourner), 1921–36. Courtesy of PxHere.
Vimy Memorial (detail of soldiers’ names), 1921–36. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Photo credit: Brian Dell.
Vimy Memorial (detail of The Spirit of Sacrifice and The Passing of the Torch), 1921–36. Courtesy of Flickr. Photo credit: ed_needs_a_bicycle.
Vimy Memorial (detail of The Sympathy of the Canadians for the Helpless), 1921–36. Courtesy of Enacademic.
Wax model for The Service of Our Men–Crushing the Power of the Sword for the Bank of Commerce War Memorial, 1918, photographer unknown. Walter S. Allward Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Gift of Peter Allward, 1997.
Wax model for The Service of Our Women–Healing the Scars of War for the Bank of Commerce War Memorial, 1918, photographer unknown. Walter S. Allward Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Gift of Peter Allward, 1997.
William Lyon Mackenzie Memorial, 1936-40. Courtesy of Toronto Sculpture. Photo credit: Wojciech Dittwald.
William Lyon Mackenzie Memorial (detail of figure representing oppressed farmers), 1936–40. Photo credit: Lee Sandstead.
William Lyon Mackenzie Memorial (detail of Mackenzie), 1936–40. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Credits for Photographs and Works by Other Artists
Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Monument, 1876–81, by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Photo credit: D C McJonathan.
Aerial view of the Vimy Memorial dedication ceremony, 1936, photographer unknown. Collection of Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (R1196-14-7-E, Volume number: 109).
Breaking a Road, 1894, by William Cruikshank. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (572). Photo credit: NGC.
The Burghers of Calais, modelled 1884–95, cast 1985, by Auguste Rodin. Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Iris and B. Gerald Cantor, 1989 (1989.407). Photo credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Burghers of Calais (detail), 1884–95, by Auguste Rodin. Courtesy of Flickr. Photo credit: Daniel Stockman.
Canadian machine gunners positioning themselves in shell holes on Vimy Ridge, April 1917, photographer unknown. Collection of Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (PA-001017).
Carvers working on The Breaking of the Sword sculpture for the Vimy Memorial, n.d., photographer unknown. Walter S. Allward Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Gift of Peter Allward, 1986.
Carvers working on The Sympathy of the Canadians for the Helpless sculpture for the Vimy Memorial, n.d., photographer unknown. Walter S. Allward Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Gift of Peter Allward, 1997.
Catalogue cover of Canadian War Memorials Paintings Exhibition 1920 (1920). Courtesy of Wartime Canada.
Cover of Jane Urquhart, The Stone Carvers (Penguin Books, 2003). Courtesy of Jane Urquhart.
Cover of the exhibition catalogue Vimy and After: Drawings by Walter Seymour Allward (2005). Photo credit: Philip Dombowsky.
The Creation of Adam, c.1512, by Michelangelo. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Dressed stone blocks in work yard, n.d., photographer unknown. Walter S. Allward Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Gift of Peter Allward, 1986.
Emanuel Hahn with his sculpture Un jeune garçon, c.1907–8, photographer unknown. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Ottawa.
Emma Pittman Allward, n.d., photographer unknown. Courtesy of Scott and Deb Allward.
For What?, 1918–19, by Frederick H. Varley. Beaverbrook Collection of War Art, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, transferred from National Gallery of Canada, 1971 (19710261-0770).
Inscription by Percy John Delf Smith on the front wall of the Vimy Memorial. Courtesy of Shutterstock (ID: 378957595). Photo credit: Jon Nicholls Photography.
John Allward, n.d., photograph by Gagen and Fraser, Toronto. Courtesy of Scott and Deb Allward.
Linda, c.1932, by Elizabeth Wyn Wood. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Gift of Mr. Bertram Brooker (G-57-126). Courtesy of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Photo credit: Ernest Mayer.
Louis Riel, 1873, photograph by Notman Studio. Collection of Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (1957-049 / e003895129).
Margaret Allward, n.d., photographer unknown. Courtesy of Hugh and Susan Allward.
Men working blocks of stone in Pietrasanta, Italy, for the Vimy Memorial, n.d., photographer unknown. Walter S. Allward Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Gift of Peter Allward, 1986.
Military parade on University Avenue with a view of the South African War Memorial in the distance, Toronto, 1915, photographer unknown. Fonds 1244, Item 720B, City of Toronto Archives.
Model for St. Julien Memorial, 1920–23, by Frederick Chapman Clemesha. Beaverbrook Collection of War Art, Canadian War Museum (19980116-001).
Monument aux Braves de Lachine, 1925, by Alfred Laliberté. Photo credit: Guy L’Heureux.
Monument aux Héros de la Guerre des Boers, 1907, by George William Hill. Photo credit: Michel Dubreuil.
National War Memorial, 1925–39, by Vernon March. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Photo credit: Mmcintyre.
Northern Island, 1927, by Elizabeth Wyn Wood. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Bequest of Mrs. J.P. Barwick (From the Douglas M. Duncan Collection), 1985 (28991). Photo credit: NGC.
A posed photo of Canada’s first official war artist Richard Jack at work on his iconic painting The Second Battle of Ypres, 1917, the first work of art commissioned by Lord Beaverbrook, 1914–19, photographer unknown. Collection of the Canada Dept. of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (PA-004879).
Royal Canadian Academy of Art Certificate of Associate Membership for Walter S. Allward, May 30, 1921. Walter Seymour Allward Fonds, Queen’s University Archives, Kingston (Basement Folio, Bay A – Shelf 4).
Sandblasting names onto the lower wall of the Vimy Memorial, n.d., photographer unknown. Walter S. Allward Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Gift of Peter Allward, 1986.
The Shell Finisher, 1918–19, by Frances Loring. Beaverbrook Collection of War Art, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa (19710261-0414).
Sherman Monument, 1902, by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Photo credit: Jim.henderson.
A Singing Lesson, 1902, by Frederick Sproston Challener. Courtesy of Waddington’s Auctioneers and Appraisers, Toronto.
Soldiers’ Tower at Hart House, University of Toronto, after a two-minute silence, November 11, 1924, photographer unknown. Department of University Extension and Publicity Fonds, University of Toronto Archives (2008-56-3MS).
St. John the Baptist, modelled c.1878, cast c.1888, by Auguste Rodin. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1893 (93.11). Photo credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Temporary protective structure at the top of the Vimy Memorial pylons, n.d., photographer unknown. Walter Seymour Allward Fonds, Queen’s University Archives, Kingston.
The Thinker, modelled c.1880, cast c.1910, by Auguste Rodin. Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Thomas F. Ryan, 1910 (11.173.9). Photo credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Tomb of Giuliano de’ Medici, 1520–34, by Michelangelo. Courtesy of WikiArt.
Two men cutting names on the lower wall of the Vimy Memorial, n.d., photographer unknown. Walter S. Allward Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives; Gift of Peter Allward, 1986.
Two men walking in front of the Vimy Memorial pylons covered in scaffolding, September 10, 1932, photographer unknown. Walter S. Allward Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Gift of Peter Allward, 1986.
Unidentified person stands next to the blocks for the Female Mourner, n.d., photographer unknown. Collection of Veterans Affairs Canada / Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (e002852543).
Unveiling of Augustus Saint-Gaudens’s Sherman Monument at Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan, New York, 1903, photograph by Robert L. Bracklow. Robert L. Bracklow Photograph Collection, New-York Historical Society (66000_318).
Unveiling of the John Graves Simcoe Monument, Queen’s Park, Toronto, May 27, 1903, photographer unknown. Fonds 1568, Item 448, City of Toronto Archives.
Unveiling Vimy Ridge Monument, 1937, by Georges Bertin Scott. Beaverbrook Collection of War Art, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa (19670070-014).
View of the dedication of the Bell Memorial, including Alexander Graham Bell, members of his family plus committee members, erected to commemorate the invention of the telephone by Bell in Brantford, Ontario, in the summer of 1874, 1917, photograph by Park & Co. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Photo credit: Bell Telephone Memorial Society.
Vimy Memorial with view of bombed battlefield and trenches in front. Courtesy of Shutterstock (ID: 241243135). Photo credit: Willequet Manuel.
Vimy Ridge, c.1930–39, by William Longstaff. Beaverbrook Collection of War Art, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa (19890275-051).
Walter S. Allward, c.1909, photograph by Pringle & Booth, Toronto. Walter S. Allward Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Gift of Peter Allward, 1997.
Walter S. Allward at the beach with his wife, Margaret, and his two children, Hugh and Don, n.d., photographer unknown. Courtesy of Scott and Deb Allward.
Walter S. Allward working in clay on the main figure for the South African War Memorial, Toronto, 1906, photograph by Pringle & Booth, Toronto. Walter S. Allward Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Gift of Peter Allward, 1997.
Winged Victory of Samothrace, c.200–190 BCE, artist unknown. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Photo credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen.
Women Making Shells, 1919, by Henrietta Mabel May. Beaverbrook Collection of War Art, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa (19710261-0389).
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Title: Walter S. Allward : life & work / Philip Dombowsky.
Names: Dombowsky, Philip, author. | Allward, Walter Seymour, 1876-1955. Sculptures. Selections. |
Art Canada Institute, issuing body.
Description: Issued also in French under title: Walter Allward : sa vie et son œuvre.
Identifiers: Canadiana 20210160128 | ISBN 9781487102531 (PDF) | ISBN 9781487102524 (HTML)
Subjects: LCSH: Allward, Walter Seymour, 1876-1955. | LCSH: Allward, Walter Seymour, 1876-1955—
Criticism and interpretation. | LCSH: Sculptors—Canada—Biography. | LCGFT: Biographies.
Classification: LCC NB249.A89 D66 2021 | DDC 730.92—dc23
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