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Bernard Evans Ward RBSA RSA RA RBA (1857Wood. – August 3, 1933New York Times, August 5, 1933.American Art Directory, 1933.) was a British
Born in London, Ward was a renowned painter of the Victorian era who won a gold medal for some of his works exhibited at the
Some works of Bernard Evans Ward
Retrieved on 6 Mar 2018
', Lightner Museum,
An account from a member of the family
URL last accessed September 10, 2008.
Bernard Evans Ward RBSA RSA RA RBA (1857Wood. – August 3, 1933New York Times, August 5, 1933.American Art Directory, 1933.) was a British painter
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...
who emigrated to the United States.
Life and creative work
Born in London, Ward was a renowned painter of the Victorian era who won a gold medal for some of his works exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists
The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) is a British art body established in 1823 as the Society of British Artists, as an alternative to the Royal Academy.
History
The RBA commenced with twenty-seven members, and took until 1876 to reach fif ...
. In 1882 while still a student at the Royal Academy he won two silver medals. Then Bernard E. Ward founded, together with A. A. Calderon (1847-1911), London´s St John's Wood Art School.
After a lawsuit had cost him his fortune,Family account. he emigrated to the United States, where he lived in 1913 near Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
, where his daughter was a reporter for a London newspaper, possibly the '' Illustrated London News''. Ward quickly made himself a name as a portraitist in his new hometown. In the early 1920s, the family lived for some time in Florida,Family account, corroborated by Torchia. before returning to Akron, Ohio, where Bernard Evans Ward died at the age of 76 in his granddaughter's house.
His works were exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, the Royal Scottish Academy
The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) is the country’s national academy of art. It promotes contemporary Scottish art.
The Academy was founded in 1826 by eleven artists meeting in Edinburgh. Originally named the Scottish Academy, it became the ...
, the Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpo ...
and the Royal Society of British Artists
The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) is a British art body established in 1823 as the Society of British Artists, as an alternative to the Royal Academy.
History
The RBA commenced with twenty-seven members, and took until 1876 to reach fif ...
.
Selected works
* ''London Flower Girls, Piccadilly Circus'', 1895, oil on canvas * ''Mother and Child'', oil on canvas * ''Richmond Castle, Yorkshire'', watercolor * ''Escena rural'', 1902Retrieved on 6 Mar 2018
References
Sources
*R.R. Bowker Company, American Federation of Arts: ''American Art Directory'', 1933. * *Torchia, R. W.:', Lightner Museum,
Saint Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine ( ; es, San Agustín ) is a city in the Southeastern United States and the county seat of St. Johns County on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorers, it is the oldest continuously inhabit ...
; October 2001. . URL last accessed September 10, 2008.
*Wood, Christopher ''et al.'' (eds.): ''Dictionary of Victorian painters'' (Dictionary of British Artists, vol IV), Woodbridge, 1991.An account from a member of the family
URL last accessed September 10, 2008.
Further reading
*Falk, ''Who's Who in American Art'', 1985. *Johnson, ''Works exhibited at the Royal Society of British artists 1824-93 and at the New English Art Club 1888-1917,'' Woodbridge 1975. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Bernard Evans 1857 births 1933 deaths 19th-century British painters British male painters 20th-century British painters British emigrants to the United States 19th-century American painters American male painters 20th-century American painters 20th-century American male artists 19th-century American male artists 19th-century British male artists 20th-century British male artists