Richard Wallwork, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Wallwork

British born New Zealand artist, printmaker and teacher (1882-1955)

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1882

Place of Birth: Stretford, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: artist, printmaker

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Richard Wallwork (2 January 1882 – 14 April 1955) was a New Zealand artist.
Born in England, he studied at the Manchester School of Art and then Royal College of Art.
He taught at Liverpool City School of Art and in 1910 was recruited to teach at the Canterbury College School of Art in Christchurch in New Zealand.
He moved there with his wife Elizabeth Wallwork and established a reputation as a respected teacher and eventually rose to become director of the college.
He had a prodigious output of landscapes of Canterbury and historical works of classic and Maori legends as well as taking commissions for portraits.
He died in Christchurch at the age of 73.