Yonge-Bay Corridor in Toronto, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Walter Seymour Allward, R.C.A.
1876-1955
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 29, 2022
1. Walter Seymour Allward, R.C.A. Marker
A renowned Canadian sculptor, Allward was born in Toronto and attended Central Technical School. He studied under William Cruikshank and Emmanuel Hahn, prominent Canadian sculptors, and later in London and Paris. His first important commission, the Northwest Rebellion Memorial (Toronto), was executed in 1895. Allward's mature style was revealed in the Baldwin-Lafontaine Monument in 1915 (Ottawa). His greatest project was the Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France. This vast, solemn work, completed in 1936, took fourteen years to execute. Among his other well-known works are Toronto monuments to William Lyon Mackenzie, John Graves Simcoe, and this memorial to the South African War. His work is represented in the National Gallery, Ottawa.
Erected by Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Recreation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.
Location. 43° 39.085′ N, 79° 23.207′ W. Marker is in Toronto, Ontario. It is in Yonge-Bay Corridor. It is on University Avenue just north of Queen Street West, on the left when traveling north. Marker is mounted at
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto and on the Golden Horseshoe. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: South African War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); George Cox (within shouting distance of this marker); Sir William Campbell (within shouting distance of this marker); Women's Law Association of Ontario (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); University Avenue Armouries (about 90 meters away); Osgoode Hall (about 120 meters away); McMurtry Fountains / Fontaines McMurtry (about 120 meters away); The Honourable R. Roy McMurtry (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toronto.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Walter Seymour Allward Sculptures
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1. Walter S. Allward.
He began life modestly in Toronto and against all odds became the foremost sculptor of his generation. He left school at fourteen and learned about sculpture by looking through books and magazines at the local library and by studying replicas at a nearby museum. By twenty, he had won his first commission and never looked back. His landmark works the Bell Memorial; the Brantford, the Stratford, and the Peterborough war memorials;(Submitted on October 17, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)and especially his masterpiece, the Vimy Memorial in France transformed sculpture. Despite his enormous success, Allward was largely ignored in the years after his death until 2001, when he appeared as a fictional character in Jane Urquharts novel The Stone Carvers.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 29, 20222. Walter Seymour Allward, R.C.A. Marker(looking north along University Avenue)
2. Walter Seymour Allward.
Allward's true talent lay in his heroic monuments. These included the design work for the Boer War Memorial Fountain in Windsor, Ontario (1906), the South African War Memorial in Toronto (1910), The Baldwin-Lafontaine Monument on Parliament Hill in Ottawa (1914) and the Bell Memorial commemorating Alexander Graham Bell's invention of telephone in Brantford, Ontario (1917). Allward also designed numerous municipal cenotaphs around the country, including the Stratford Memorial (1922), the Peterborough Memorial (1929) and the Brant War Memorial (1933). The art of Walter Allward lives on in numerous substantial monument and designs in Canada and abroad. He was first elected a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1903, and his bronze diploma work of 1920, The Storm, was acquired for the National Gallery of Canada.(Submitted on October 17, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
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