Sir Robert Hadfield (1858–1940)
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Sir Robert Hadfield (1858–1940)

Frederick James Halnon (1881–1958)

University of Sheffield

Sculptor and teacher, born and lived in London. He studied at Goldsmiths’ Institute from the age of 11, won two national gold medals in 1902–3, and was a pupil of the sculptor Alfred Drury. Went on to become modelling master at Goldsmiths’ College. Showed at RA, RI, Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and elsewhere and was a fellow of RBS. Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead acquired his work and he completed a war memorial panel for Ashford, Kent. A sensitive sculptor in the classical tradition.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)

Artworks by Frederick James Halnon

  • Sir Robert Hadfield (1858–1940)
    Sir Robert Hadfield (1858–1940) Frederick James Halnon (1881–1958)
    University of Sheffield, Heritage Collection
  • Bacchante (Autumn)
    Bacchante (Autumn) Frederick James Halnon (1881–1958)
    Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
  • The Crown of Victory
    The Crown of Victory Frederick James Halnon (1881–1958)
    Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
  • A Dutch Maiden
    A Dutch Maiden Frederick James Halnon (1881–1958)
    Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
  • The Spirit of the Renaissance
    The Spirit of the Renaissance Frederick James Halnon (1881–1958)
    Harris Museum & Art Gallery
  • William Loring, 1st Warden
    William Loring, 1st Warden Frederick James Halnon (1881–1958)
    Goldsmiths, University of London
  • Portrait of a Boy in a Boating Cap
    Portrait of a Boy in a Boating Cap Frederick James Halnon (1881–1958) (attributed to)
    Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

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Frederick James Halnon [also known as Frederick J. Halnon and as J. Halnon] was born in London, England on 8 March 1881 and studied at New Cross School of Art (Goldsmiths' College) in London in the early 1900s where he later taught.

He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy in London from 1904 to 1931. He also exhibited at the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours in London; the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts; Royal West of England Academy in Bristol; and at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.

Halnon was elected an Associate of the Royal Society of British Sculptors in 1938 and a Fellow if the Royal Society of British Sculptors later that year.

His work included a number of portrait busts, usually in bronze. He exhibited a portrait plaquein silver of Lord Leighton at the Royal Academy in 1906.

His address was given as 42 Mornington Road, New Cross, London in 1904 and 1905; 30 Undercliffe Road, Lewisham, London in 1906 and 1910; and 1 Arran Road Catford London in 1913 and 1958.

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