Walter Herbert Allcott was a British artist predominantly known for his landscapes, particularly those undertaken on European tours. He also produced portraits. Hailing from Birmingham, he was highly regarded locally while also exhibiting in London and Liverpool. The Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery holds examples of his work.

Exhibited

Royal Academy, Fine Art Society, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.

Public Collections

Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery, Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre, Penlee House Gallery & Museum.

Timeline

1880

Born in Ladywood, Birmingham, to Henry Allcott, an engine fitter, and Emily Jane Allcott (nee Herbert).

1891

Lived in Winson Green, Birmingham.

1897-1901

Studied at the Birmingham School of Art.

1899

Debuted at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. He exhibited over 200 works between 1899 and 1939.

1907

Worked as a wholesale confectioner, taking a business over from his father, while developing his artistic career.

1911

Lived with his sister, Emily, in Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Occupation listed as ‘Wholesale Confectioner’.

1913

Married Maud Beatrice Stedman Bird in King’s Norton, Warwickshire.

1915

Lived in Hall Green, Birmingham. His artist’s studio was on Newhall Street in the city centre.

1919

Moved to Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire.

1920

Elected a member of the Royal Watercolour Society.

1920s

Travelled extensively including numerous trips to Italy.

1928

Reviewed in The Birmingham Post following an exhibition at The Fine Art Society.

“Mr. Walter H. Allcott, a collection of whose water-colours is to be seen in the galleries of the Fine Art Society, is an artist of scholarly attainment who brings to his work a cultivated taste in subject selection and much thoughtful observation of nature.”

1945-1946

Taught art to the Women’s Royal Naval Service.
Lived in Haslemere, Surrey.

1951

Died in Haslemere, Surrey.