. International studio. WALTER SEYMOUR ALLWARD talks, his face with its sombre sea-blue eyes, longdistinguished nose and sensitive mouth, lightswith interest, sympathy, humor or the fire ofenthusiasm. But in repose it is almost sad. Noidoes it belie, his temperament, which unites withextraordinary powers of concentration and vizuali-zation a profoundly spiritual outlook on life, aruthless adherence to truth and a consequent lackof those cheering illusions which make lor un-changing optimism. All these qualities of thespirit are reflected in his work. Walter Allward married young, and veryhappi
. International studio. WALTER SEYMOUR ALLWARD talks, his face with its sombre sea-blue eyes, longdistinguished nose and sensitive mouth, lightswith interest, sympathy, humor or the fire ofenthusiasm. But in repose it is almost sad. Noidoes it belie, his temperament, which unites withextraordinary powers of concentration and vizuali-zation a profoundly spiritual outlook on life, aruthless adherence to truth and a consequent lackof those cheering illusions which make lor un-changing optimism. All these qualities of thespirit are reflected in his work. Walter Allward married young, and veryhappily. His wile. Margaret Kennedy,Ontario, is a line mate for such a man and a finemother to their two gifted boys. She has beenfull partner in her husbands su e she has shared fully in every experience which went 1922 one twenty-one mceRnAcionAL ILIIM©. to its making and has herself BELL »EM°RIAL. brantford, Ontario the compIeted model, now to 6 BY WALTER SEYMOUR ALLWARD ~ contributed her full share to its be seen in the studio, is repro- attainment. Their home is at 78 Walker Avenue, duced herewith, Alhvard tells the following story: Toronto, in a quaintly attractive house designedover twenty years ago by the sculptor as a homefur his bride. The big studio is at the rear andthrough its portals none but the understandingever may penetrate. When things were at their blackest in France,during the war, I went to sleep one night afterdwelling on all the muck and misery over spirit was like a thing tormented. So Idreamed. In my dream I was on a great battle- Of the genesis of the idea of the great Me- field. I saw our men going by in thousands, andmorial, soon to be erected in France, and of which being mowed down by the sickles of death, regi- nne twenty-two APRIL I Q 2 2 m
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