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Reginald Hector Whistler (22 January 1905, in Jersey, Channel Islands〔St Helier baptisms record 8/5390〕–1978), known as Hector, was a painter, muralist and illustrator. He was the cousin of artist Rex Whistler and glass engraver Lawrence Whistler.〔()〕 Whistler is known for his etched glass panels for the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. and for his illustrations for an edition of ''The Prime Minister'' by Anthony Trollope.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Whistler Family )〕 He was born in Jersey and educated at Victoria College there, then at the London School of Architecture, and Slade School of Art.〔 He illustrated ''When Poland Smiled'', by Derek du Pré, in 1940, during World War II, with profits going to the Polish Relief Fund.〔book jacket〕 He moved to Jamaica in 1948. His paintings are in the collections of All Souls College, Oxford and Jersey Museum and Art Gallery. ''Ascension of the Black Christ'' (1954) is in the First Baptist Church in Toronto, Canada. 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'' 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. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hector Whistler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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