David Hillhouse is a popular artist at the Williamson. He was curator and Principal Museums Officer for Wirral Council, based here, for many years. Several of his paintings feature in our "Your Williamson" exhibition, and in September 2021 we ran a poll for the public...
Corinne says "Graham Dean makes watercolour painting exciting and vibrant - not just with his choice of strong colours but with the sheer scale of his work. Foreign Correspondent was the first piece by him that I’d ever seen and I’ve been a total fan...
Mavis Blackburn's paintings have been firm favourites amongst visitors to our Facebook and Twitter pages. In March 2021 we ran a public poll for the public to select which of her "place" paintings - her landscapes, town views and everyday locations - was their favourite....
Harold Hopps' painting have been regularly featured amongst the paintings we've shared on the Williamson's Facebook and Twitter pages since March 2020. In January 2021 we ran a public poll for visitors to select their favourite of his works. 'Kirket Lane, Bebington, Wirral' was the...
This was the first entrant to the Visitor Favourites collection nominated by the public. The options for the vote were taken from the 'Architecture' theme which was showcased on our Facebook page. [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='8' down='2'] Comments from voters included: [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness=''...
Moira says "she's brilliant to try drawing. I've always been fascinated by Napoleon's family stories." [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='8' down='2'] Giulio Tadolini (1849–1918) was an Academic-trained Italian sculptor, who was born and died in Rome, where he passed his career in the family atelier, which...
Bev Stower says "I love the cherubs holding the torchères aloft, especially the ones at the bottom who appear to be grimacing as they support the weight of the ones above. But my special love for these pieces is the fact that if you look...
James Deegan says this is "an excellent example of a Pre-Raphaelite painting - unusually by a woman! The legend of Medea, who poisoned her children as a revenge on her philandering husband Jason, has a modern and ancient interpretation" [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='8' down='2'] Evelyn...
Poppy says: "it's a beautiful piece of mechanical magic. I remember seeing it as a child and falling in love with it. I've remembered it ever since." [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='8' down='2'] A Polyphon is a mechanical, disc-playing music box. They were invented in 1870...
Vincent says "I love the idea of coloured tiles outside. They remind me of my childhood and the schools and churches that I attended. The decoration in those buildings always had something interesting to look at - at child height too!" [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness=''...