Harold Williamson (British artist)

Not to be confused with Harold Sandys Williamson.

Harold Williamson
Born1898
Manchester, England
Died1972 (aged 73–74)
NationalityBritish
Alma materManchester School of Art
Known forPainting

Harold Williamson (1898–1972) was a British artist, known as a painter, designer, etcher and teacher.[1]

Biography

Williamson was born in Manchester in 1892 and took evening classes at the Manchester School of Art between 1913 and 1916.[2][3] From 1916 to 1919, during World War I, he served in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve and then returned for further studies at the Manchester School of Art until 1922.[2] For a time he worked in London as a designer for Arthur Sanderson & Sons, the fabric and wallpaper firm.[4][1] In 1926 he obtained a post as Painting Master at Bournemouth College of Art where he remained until 1947.[1] In 1947 he returned to the Manchester College of Art and Design as the head of the department of Fine Art, where he remained until 1962.[1][4] He lived in Sale, Cheshire.[4]

Williamson exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, with the New English Art Club, the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, the Manchester City Art Gallery and in the United States.[2][4] Williamson's work is included in the permanent collections of the Southampton City Art Gallery,[5] the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum,[6] the Manchester Art Gallery[7] and the Southport Art Galleries. A retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the Belgrave Gallery during 1979.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
  3. ^ Southampton Art Gallery Collection: Illustrated Inventory of Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture. The Gallery. 1980.
  4. ^ a b c d e David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
  5. ^ "Picnic | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Russel Cotes Gallery" (PDF). Russel Cotes.
  7. ^ "Patsy -Manchester Art Gallery".