Harold Riley (artist)
| Harold Riley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Harold Francis Riley 21 December 1934 Salford, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Spouse(s) | Hannelore (died 1973) Ashraf (1976–present) |
| Children | Kate, Sara |
Harold Francis Riley, DL, DLit, FRCS (Hon), DFA, ATC (born 21 December 1934 in Salford), is an English artist. He sold his first painting to the Salford Museum and Art Gallery when he was 11.
Riley attended Salford Grammar School and in 1951 won a scholarship to the Slade School of Fine Art, University College, London. After a one-year postgraduate course at the Slade he won a travel scholarship to Italy, followed by a British Council Scholarship to study in Spain and went on to study in Florence and Spain before returning to Salford, where he has lived ever since. Riley has been awarded honorary doctorates by the universities of Salford, Manchester, London and Florence and completed his National Service as an Officer in 1957. In 1960 Riley returned to Salford, where he now lives and works. He believed his main work was to document the city and his life-cycle in Salford in paintings, drawings and photographs. His deep affection for his home town cemented a friendship with L.S. Lowry which began when Riley was a student; together they worked on a project to record the area and its people, a project which he continued until the end of the 20th century.
Riley’s commissioned painted portraits include Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, Pope John XIII, Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II, American Ambassador Elliot Richardson, United States Presidents John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford and Nelson Mandela.
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