Harry C. Hall ARCA
Active: 1909 - 1967
Sculptor, metal worker, teacher
This record includes information submitted by Gill Fildes, Records & Archive Officer at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Swansea (formerly Swansea Metropolitan University)
Works
Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
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Portrait from Life
1909 (Presumed)
Samson and Delilah
1909 (Presumed)
The Goat Boy
1909 (Presumed)
St John (Infant)
1910 (Presumed)
Portrait
1910 (Presumed)
Jewelry
1910 (Presumed)
Invocation
1911 (Presumed)
Cup
1911 (Presumed)
£10 10s.
Tobacco jar
1911 (Presumed)
Cigarette Case
1911 (Presumed)
Fruit Spoons
1911 (Presumed)
Pendant
1911 (Presumed)
£10 10s.
Pendant
1911 (Presumed)
£2 2s.
Beryl (aged 4 months)
1914 (Presumed)
Rose Bowl
1914 (Presumed)
Dr Deporter
1921 (Presumed)
Madame Deporter
1921 (Presumed)
Miss Brynhild Seyler
1921 (Presumed)
Salver
1921 (Presumed)
Salver
1921 (Presumed)
My Wife
1922 (Presumed)
Rose Bowl
1926 (Presumed)
£30
Pair of Candle Sticks
1926 (Presumed)
£4
Smoker's Bowl
26 July 1926 - 12 August 1926
£4 4s.
Smoker's Bowl
26 July 1926 - 12 August 1926
£4 4s.
Rose Bowl
1926 (Presumed)
£20
Pot Pourri Bowl
1926 (Presumed)
St John
1926 (Presumed)
£100
Cockle Women gossiping in Swansea Market
1926 (Presumed)
Ruth, Daughter of F. Russell East, Esq.
1927 (Presumed)
Portrait of the Artist's Daughter
1929 (Presumed)
Smoker's Bowl
1929
10s. 6d.
Smoker's Bowl
1929 (Presumed)
6s. 6d.
Smoker's Bowl
1929 (Presumed)
9s. 6d.
Large Bowl
1929 (Presumed)
£1 1s.
Tobacco Jar
1929 (Presumed)
£7 7s.
Smoker's Bowl
1929 (Presumed)
£1
Professor A. E. Heath
1930 (Presumed)
Ruth, Daughter of Alan Gill, Esq.
1930 (Presumed)
Ald. David Williams, MP
1931 (Presumed)
Smoker's Bowl
1931 (Presumed)
£2 2s.
Flower Vase
1931 (Presumed)
£2 2s.
Flower Vase
1931 (Presumed)
Flower Vase
1931 (Presumed)
Bowl
1931 (Presumed)
12s. 6d.
Bowl
1931 (Presumed)
15s.
Bowl
1931 (Presumed)
David Williams, MP
1932 (Presumed)
Alderman David Matthews
1936 (Presumed)
Bust
1937 (Presumed)
Smoker's Bowl
1939 (Presumed)
£4 4s.
Ash Bowl
1939 (Presumed)
£1 1s.
Ash Bowl
1939 (Presumed)
£2 2s.
Ash Bowl
1939 (Presumed)
Pot Pourée Bowl
1947 (Presumed)
Bowl
1947 (Presumed)
Bowl
1947 (Presumed)
Bowl
1947 (Presumed)
Bowl, set enamels
1949 (Presumed)
Casket
1951 (Presumed)
Necklace and Pendant
1951 (Presumed)
Early Morning Tea Set
1951 (Presumed)
Cake Stand
1951 (Presumed)
Rose Bowl
1951 (Presumed)
Porringer
1951 (Presumed)
Sweet Dish
1951 (Presumed)
Locations
Address 1 Tavistock Road Swansea | View on map
1927 - 1951
The artist was recorded working/living here in 1927 and again between 1947-1951
Address Rivelin Tavistock Road Swansea | View on map
1928 - 1939
The artist is recorded living here between 1928-1939
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Attended Founding Meeting of the South Wales Art Group, 1948
29 May 1948
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Forty-Fifth Exhibition, 1939
Multiple works
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Forty-Seventh Exhibition of Works of Art, 1948
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Twenty-First Exhibition of Works of Art, 1909
2 October 1909 - 16 October 1909
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Twenty-Second Exhibition of Works of Art, 1910
7 November 1910 - 26 November 1910
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Twenty-Third Exhibition of Works of Art, 1911
4 December 1911 - 16 December 1911
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Twenty-Fifth Exhibition of Works of Art, 1914
23 March 1914 - 4 April 1914
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Twenty-Sixth Exhibition of Works of Art, 1921
5 November 1921 - 19 November 1921
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Twenty-Seventh Exhibition of Works of Art, 1922
25 November 1922 - 4 December 1922
Exhibited at Art Exhibitions of the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales. Competitive Exhibits at the Patti Pavilion, 1926
26 July 1926 - 12 August 1926
Exhibited in Competition No. 21.
Received a 'Commended' and a prize of £50.0.0
Exhibited in Competition No. 29., Exhibit No.971 in Case No. 30.
Exhibited in Competition No. 31., Exhibit No.992
Exhibited at Art Exhibitions of the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales. Loan Collections at Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, 1926
26 July 1926 - 12 August 1926
Other than listed items Hall also exhibited the following in Case No.11. (Metal Work and Jewellery):
452. Jewel Casket in Copper, decorated in Silver and Enamels (Price £45.0.0)
453. Tobacco Jar in Copper, inlaid with Silver (Price £10.0.0.)
454. Smoker's Bowl in Copper, inlaid with Silver (Price £2.10.0)
455. Honey Jar in Silver and Enamels (Price £10.0.0)
456. 18ct. Gold Ring, set Ruby (Price £5.0.0)
457. 18ct. Gold Ring, set 3 Rubies (Price £6.0.0)
458. 18ct. Gold Ring, set 3 Rubies (Price £8.0.0)
459 to 464. Set of Six Silver Table Spoons (Price £12.0.0)
465 to 467. Silver Tea Service (Teapot, Sugar and Cream) (Price £40.0.0)
469. Card Tray in Copper, inlaid with Silver (Price £5.5.0)
479. Smoker's Bowl in Copper, inlaid with Silver (Price £5.5.0)
480-485. Set of Six Tea Spoons in Silver (Price £2.10.0)
486. Set of Six Dessert Spoons in Silver, set with Moonstones (Price £15.0.0)
487. Child's Spoon and Fork in Silver (Price £2.2.0)
488. Child's Spoon and Fork in Silver (Price £2.2.0)
489. Set of Six Dessert Forks in Silver, set with Moonstones (£15.0.0)
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Thirty-Second Exhibition, 1927
14 May 1927 - 25 June 1927
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Thirty-Fourth Exhibition, 1929
11 May 1929 - 22 June 1929
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Thirty-Fifth Exhibition, 1930
15 May 1930 - 21 June 1930
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Thirty-Sixth Exhibition, 1931
14 May 1931 - 20 June 1931
Exhibited at South Wales Art Society 44th Annual Exhibition of Modern Art, 1932
30 September 1932 - 21 October 1932
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Jubilee Year Exhibition, 1936
1936
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Forty-Third Exhibition, 1937
1937
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Forty-Sixth Exhibition, 1947
7 June 1947 - 5 July 1947
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Forty-Eighth Exhibition, 1949
8 October 1949 - 12 November 1949
Exhibited at Swansea Art Society Fiftieth Exhibition, 1951
30 June 1951 - 28 July 1951
Taught Decorative Metal Work Course, Day Class (Swansea School of Art), 1909-1936
September 1909 (Presumed) - 1936
Taught Sculpture and Modelling Course (Swansea School of Art), 1909-1951
September 1909 (Presumed) - 1936
Taught Modelling Design (Swansea School of Art), 1910-1911
September 1910 - 1911
Taught Modelling from the Antique (Swansea School of Art), 1910-1911
September 1910 - 1911
presumed teacher
Taught Modelling from the Head (Swansea School of Art), 1910-1911
September 1910 - 1911
presumed teacher
Taught Modelling from Life (Swansea School of Art), 1910-1911
September 1910 - 1911
presumed teacher
Taught Monumental Sculpture (Swansea School of Art), 1913-1936
September 1913 - 1936
presumed teacher
Taught Board of Education Syllabus of Examination in Modelling (Swansea School of Art), 1913-1915
September 1913 (Presumed) - 1915
presumed teacher
Taught Board of Education Syllabus of Examination in Industrial Design (Swansea School of Art), 1913-1914
September 1913 - 1914
presumed teacher
Institutional and Business Connections
Member of Swansea Art Society
1909 - 1951
listed as auditor between 1921-1925
listed as comittee member between 1939-1951
listed as vice-president between 1949-1951
Principal of Swansea School of Art
1943 - 1946
Hall was acting principal between these dates following the retirement of Grant Murray and before Ken Hancock took over. [Information submitted by Gill Fildes, Records & Archive Officer at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Swansea (formerly Swansea Metropolitan University)].
Studied at Royal College of Art (including National Art Training School)
1904 (Presumed) - 1909
Listed as a student at the College for five years. Upon graduating from College as a sculpture graduate in the 1908-1909 session, Hall's profession is described as 2nd Master School of Art, Swansea: see 'Register of R. C. A. Students' (1907-1924), p. 12.
Teacher of sculpture at Swansea School of Art
1909 - 1936
Also listed as teacher of modelling, Jewelry, enamelling and decorative metal work.
From 1910 listed as Chief Assistant
From 1913 (presumed)- 1936 listed as Head of Sculpture.
Sources
Prospectus of the Municipal School of Art and Crafts, Alexandra Road, Swansea
Session 1910-1911
1910
Prospectus of the Municipal School of Art and Crafts, Alexandra Road, Swansea.
Session 1909-1910
1909
Register of Royal College of Art Students, 1907-1924 Royal College of Art
1907
p. 12.
South Wales Art Society 44th Annual Exhibition Catalogue.
1932
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Coronation Exhibition
1937
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Fiftieth Exhibition
1951
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Forty-Eighth Exhibition
1949
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Forty-Fifth Exhibition
1939
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Forty-Fourth Exhibition
1938
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Forty-Ninth Exhibition
1950
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Forty-Six Exhibition
1947
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Jubilee Exhibition
1936
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Thirty-Fifth Exhibition
1930
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Thirty-Fourth Exhibition
1929
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Thirty-Second Exhibition
1927
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Thirty-Six Exhibition
1931
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Thirty-Third Exhibition
1928
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Twenty-Fifth Exhibition of Works of Art
1914
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Twenty-First Exhibition of Works of Art
1909
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Twenty-Ninth Exhibition of Works of Art
1925
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Twenty-Second Exhibition of Works of Art
1910
Swansea Art Society Catalogue of the Twenty-Third Exhibition of Works of Art
1911
Swansea Art Society Forty-Seventh Exhibition
1948
Swansea School of Art and Crafts
Prospectus 1926-1927
1926
Swansea School of Art and Crafts
Prospectus 1927-1928
1927
Swansea School of Art and Crafts
Prospectus 1929-1930
1929
Swansea School of Art and Crafts
Prospectus 1930-1931
1930
Swansea School of Art and Crafts
Prospectus 1931-1932
1931
Swansea School of Art and Crafts
Prospectus 1932-1933
1932
Swansea School of Art and Crafts
Prospectus 1932-1933
1932
Swansea School of Art and Crafts
Prospectus 1934-1935
1934
Swansea School of Art and Crafts
Prospectus 1935-1936
1935
The Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales. Catalogue of the Art Loan Exhibition 1926
1926
The Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales. Catalogue of the Competitive Art Exhibition 1926
1926
The School of Art and Crafts Swansea
Prospectus for Session 1915-1916
1915
The School of Art and Crafts Swansea
Prospectus for Session 1921-1922
1921
The School of Art and Crafts Swansea.
Prospectus for Session 1918-1919
1918
The School of Art and Crafts Swansea.
Prospectus for Session 1919-1920
1919
The Swansea School of Art and Crafts
Prospectus for Session 1923-1924
1923
The Swansea School of Art and Crafts
Prospectus for Session 1924-1925
1924
The Swansea School of Art and Crafts Prospectus 1913-1914
1913
The Swansea School of Art and Crafts Prospectus 1914-1915
1914
Citing this record
'Harry C. Hall ARCA', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib1_1204743735, accessed 05 Jun 2023]