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Catalogue description Harold Wilson Parker papers
This record is held by London University: Goldsmiths Library: Special Collections and Archives
| Reference: | PARK |
|---|---|
| Title: | Harold Wilson Parker papers |
| Description: |
Official/identity papers 1906-1950; correspondence 1925-1966; testimonials c 1930-1935; Notes and sketches; press cuttings 1925-1960; printed material 1906-1977; photographs and negatives |
| Date: | 1906-1973 |
| Arrangement: |
Chronological within series |
| Held by: | London University: Goldsmiths Library: Special Collections and Archives, not available at The National Archives |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Harold Wilson Parker (1896-1980) |
| Physical description: | 2 linear metres |
| Physical condition: | Good |
| Access conditions: |
Open |
| Accruals: |
None expected |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Harold Wilson Parker, sculptor and medallist, was born in Newington on 6th May 1896, the son of Alfred James Parker, a vegetable commission salesman. Harold Wilson studied at Walthamstow Art School probably c.1911. His commissions included the wren on the reverse of the farthing coin for the Royal Mint. Parker was married in 1945 to Constance Howard (1910-2000), embroiderer, who set up the Department of Embroidery at Goldsmiths College in 1948. He taught at Goldsmiths from the 1940s until the 1960s. He died on the 4th of August 1980. |
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