Walter Seymour Allward, R.C.A., 1876-1955
The next time you are crossing University Avenue at Queen Street on the north side, stop for a moment in the median and look up, way up. Yes, it's the memorial to the South African War. A nearby Ontario Heritage Foundation plaque tells about the sculptor:
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.
Location Co-ordinates: 43.651269 -79.386714
Photo by Alan L Brown - March 2004
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