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 Hugh Wallis
was born in Kettering and in the 1890's he trained as an artist at the Herkomer School of Art at
Bushey in Hertfordshire. He is recorded as a flower and figure painter and was
competent enough to have exhibited widely, including:
Glasgow Institute of Fine
Art - 1 picture
Walker Gallery, Liverpool - 2
Manchester City Art
Gallery - 2
Royal Society of Portrait
Painters - 2
Royal Academy - 12
This is an example of paper cut or block print by
Hugh. These are rarely seen are usually in a style similar to John Hall Thorpe.
He went into business initially as a
painter having a studio at 7 Market Street, Altrincham in 1900.finally settling
at 72 The Downs where he had his metal workshop. He was still describing himself
as an artist in 1918.
It is not known where he trained as a
metalworker. There has been some reports of Keswick like work with Wallis'
marks, but this is only heresay. He employed 5 or 6 craftsmen working in his
studio behind the Downs. He produced a wide variety of objects including vases,
bowls, fire screens, coal bucket and wall light. He is known to have produced
the lighting for the Altrincham Council chambers as well as trophies and
presentation gift.
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