Walter Seymour Allward

An outstanding sculptor of some of Canada’s finest public monuments, Walter Allward is best known for his masterpiece, the Vimy war memorial in France. He emerged as a dominant figure in the transition from the sculptural conventions of the Victorian era to the more abstract forms of the 20th century. Many of his works, including the Bell Memorial, combine expressive classical figures with dramatic settings. With his original sense of spatial composition, his mastery of the classical form, and his brilliant craftsmanship, Allward created works of enduring beauty.

Célèbre pour son chef-d’uvre, le monument commémoratif de Vimy, en France, Walter Allward réalisa certains des plus beaux monuments publics du Canada. Il fut l’un des artistes dominants du passage des conventions sculpturales de l’époque victorienne aux formes plus abstraites du XXe siècle. Plusieurs de ses créations, dont le Bell Memorial, allient figures classiques expressives et mises en scène dramatiques. Grâce à son exploitation originale de l’espace, sa maîtrise des formes classiques et son savoir-faire, Allward créa des uvres d’une beauté intemporelle.