Vernon Ward

Vernon Beauvoir Ward (1905 – 1985) was a 20th century English painter and Commercial artist noted for his works of flowers, birds and Edwardian subjects who lived for most of his life in Hampstead in London.

Early life and education

He was born in Hampstead, the son of an art dealer, educated at St Joseph's Roman Catholic school in Highgate and trained at the Slade School of Art in London under Henry Tonks.

Career

A member of the New Society of Artists, he was elected an associate of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1926 and exhibited at the Royal Society and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. his work found particular favour in the commercial sector with publisher's such as Solomon and Whitehead, Frost and Reed and W.N Sharpe of Bradford and reproductions of his work were often found on jigsaw puzzles, greetings cards and commercial prints.

References

* Walpole, Josephine, "Vernon Ward, Child of the Edwardian Era", Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club, 1988 (ISBN 01851490779).

External links

* [http://www.artfact.com/features/viewArtist.cfm?1=1&searchType=artist&artistRef=9UW30XEW7L Examples of Ward's work]