Hector Whistler

Reginald Hector Whistler (22 January 1905, in Jersey, Channel Islands[1]–1978), known as Hector, was a painter, muralist and illustrator. He was the cousin of artist Rex Whistler and glass engraver Lawrence Whistler.[2]

Hector Whistler
Born
Reginald Hector Whistler

(1905-01-22)22 January 1905
Jersey, Channel Islands
Died1978

His life and creative activity

He was born in Jersey in the family of Herbert Frederick Whistler and Blanche Hasler and educated at Victoria College there, then at the London School of Architecture, and Slade School of Art.[3][4]

He illustrated When Poland Smiled, by Derek du Pré, in 1940, during World War II, with profits going to the Polish Relief Fund.[5]

He moved to Jamaica in 1948.[6]

His paintings are in the collections of All Souls College, Oxford and Jersey Museum and Art Gallery.[7] Ascension of the Black Christ (1954) is in the First Baptist Church in Toronto, Canada.[8]

Whistler is known for his etched glass panels for the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.[9] and for his illustrations for an edition of The Prime Minister by Anthony Trollope.[3] Glass doors panels by Whistler, originally from Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, and depicting musical instruments in art deco style, were featured on the BBC One's Antiques Roadshow and were shown to Paul Atterbury in March 2015. Thirteen Pilkington glass panels had been purchased from a market in France by a Liverpool dealer, who expressed an interest in donating some to local museums.[9]

Books about him

Alissandra Cummin, Hector Whistler. Publisher: Barbados Museum and Historical Society (1988). ASIN B0007BW3L6

His selected works

Sold in auctions [10]

  • The Forum Rome, 1957, watercolour.
  • Mellons, Tengiers, 1957, oil on canvas.
  • Market, Tangiers, 1957, biro watercolour.
  • Grasse, France, 1957, biro watercolour
  • A scene in the Caribbean, figures on a shore, watercolour.
  • Rome, 1956, pencil and crayon
  • Architectural Studies, 1956. Pencil sketches and colourwash
  • View of a ruined temple in Rome, pencil and pastel drawing.

In museums collections [11]

References
  1. St Helier baptisms record 8/5390
  2. "ISSUU - Artist Biography W by Goldmark Gallery". issuu.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  3. "Whistler Family". Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  4. Reginald Hector Whistler Retrieved on 14 March 2018
  5. book jacket
  6. Shared Visions: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the University of the West Indies. Canoe Press, University of the West Indies. 1997. p. 86. ISBN 9789768125460.
  7. 2 artworks by or after Hector Whistler at the Art UK site
  8. Scott, Jamie S. (2012). The Religions of Canadians. University of Toronto Press. p. 117. ISBN 9781442605169.
  9. "Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral 1". Antiques Roadshow. Series 37. Episode 1. 22 March 2015. BBC Television.
  10. Hector Whistler Auction Price Results Retrieved on 14 March 2018
  11. Hector Whistler, 1905–1978 Retrieved on 14 March 2018


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