Christopher Whall
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Christopher Whitworth Whall (1849–1924) was an English stained glass
artist who worked from 1897 into the 20th century.
He was an important member of the Arts and Crafts Movement
, who became a leading designer of stained glass. His most important work is the glass for the Lady Chapel in Gloucester Cathedral
and for the south transept in Canterbury Cathedral
. Eight characteristic windows, conveniently accessible to the public in London, can be found at Holy Trinity Sloane Street
. Whall was also influential as a teacher, taking stained glass classes at the Central School of Art, and later at the Royal College of Art
in London, where students were encouraged to relate design to architecture. Walter Crane, writing in his memoirs, describes a masque for which Whall wrote a Song of Triumph and designed demon costumes.
Some of the work of Christopher Whall can be found at the William Morris Gallery
. Christopher collaborated with William Morris
on many design projects.
His pupils and colleagues included his daughter Veronica Whall
(1887–1967), Louis Davis
(1860–1941), Margaret Chilton (1875–1963), Karl Parsons
(1884–1934), and Paul Woodroffe
(1875–1954).
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
artist who worked from 1897 into the 20th century.
He was an important member of the Arts and Crafts Movement
Arts and Crafts movement
Arts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s...
, who became a leading designer of stained glass. His most important work is the glass for the Lady Chapel in Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the river. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter .-Foundations:The foundations of the present...
and for the south transept in Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site....
. Eight characteristic windows, conveniently accessible to the public in London, can be found at Holy Trinity Sloane Street
Holy Trinity Sloane Street
Holy Trinity Sloane Street is a London Anglican parish church, built 1888-90 at the south-eastern side of Sloane Street to a striking Arts & Crafts design by the architect John Dando Sedding at the cost of the 5th Earl Cadogan, in whose London estate it lay...
. Whall was also influential as a teacher, taking stained glass classes at the Central School of Art, and later at the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
in London, where students were encouraged to relate design to architecture. Walter Crane, writing in his memoirs, describes a masque for which Whall wrote a Song of Triumph and designed demon costumes.
Some of the work of Christopher Whall can be found at the William Morris Gallery
William Morris Gallery
The William Morris Gallery, opened by Prime Minister Clement Attlee in 1950, is the only public museum devoted to English Arts and Crafts, designer William Morris...
. Christopher collaborated with William Morris
William Morris
William Morris 24 March 18343 October 1896 was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement...
on many design projects.
His pupils and colleagues included his daughter Veronica Whall
Veronica Whall
Veronica Whall was a British stained glass artist, the daughter of Christopher Whall, a leader of the Arts & Crafts Movement in stained glass. At the age of 13 she had drawn part of a window for Gloucester Cathedral and she went on to become a successful stained glass artist and a director of...
(1887–1967), Louis Davis
Louis Davis
Louis Davis was an English watercolourist, book illustrator and stained-glass artist. He was active in the Arts and Crafts Movement and Nikolaus Pevsner referred to him as the last of the Pre-Raphaelites....
(1860–1941), Margaret Chilton (1875–1963), Karl Parsons
Karl Parsons
Karl Parsons was an English stained glass artist.At the age of 15 Parsons became an apprentice in the studio of Christopher Whall where he was strongly influenced by the philosophy and practice of the Arts and Crafts Movement. He was an exceptional pupil and became Whall’s principal assistant...
(1884–1934), and Paul Woodroffe
Paul Woodroffe
Paul Vincent Woodroffe was a British book illustrator and stained-glass artist.Paul Woodroffe was born in Madras and as a young man in London in the 1890s he took up book illustration and then stained glass, and worked with books and windows for the rest of his life...
(1875–1954).
See also
- Stained glassStained glassThe term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
- Stained glass - British glass, 1811-1918
- Edwardian Era
- AestheticismAestheticismAestheticism was a 19th century European art movement that emphasized aesthetic values more than socio-political themes for literature, fine art, the decorative arts, and interior design...