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Harold William Hailstone (14 July 1897 – 21 November 1982) was a British cartoonist and illustrator, who served as an official war artist.[1]
He was born on 14 July 1897 in London, England.[1] His father William Edward Hailstone was a dentist.[1] He was educated at The Judd School.[1] During World War I he served first in the army and then as a trainee pilot in the Royal Flying Corps.[1] He subsequently attended Goldsmiths College alongside Graham Sutherland.[1]
His work was published in journals including the Illustrated London News, Punch, The Sketch, Strand Magazine, and Tatler.[1]
He returned to military service immediately before and during World War II, joining the Royal Air Force from 1938 to 1945, being a flight lieutenant from 1940,[2][3] and was appointed a war artist in 1944.[1]
After the war, he was a staff cartoonist for the Daily Mirror.[1]
In retirement he lived at Corneys Cottage, Hadlow, Kent, where he died on 21 November 1982.[1]
Some of his works are in the collection of the Imperial War Museum.[1][4][5]
His younger brother was the portraitist Bernard Hailstone.[1]
Books illustrated by Hailstone
- (dust jacket)
References
External links
- UK National Archives catalogue entry for "Officer Cadet Harold William HAILSTONE - Royal Flying Corps"
- Imperial War Museum holdings