Edward Halliday

Edward Irvine Halliday CBE (1902–1984) was a British painter, known for his portraits and his murals in the 1920s. He also worked in television and radio as a host.

About Edward Irvine Halliday was born on 7 October 1902 in Garston, Liverpool, to James Halliday and Violet Irvine. He first attended Liverpool College of Art. Halliday continued his studies and attended life drawing classes at Académie Colarossi (1922–1923), the Royal College of Art (1923–1925), and the British School at Rome (1925–1928). He was awarded the Prix de Rome for Decorative Painting in 1925.

He established himself as a portrait artist with his work, Lord Darling (1928).

During World War II, Halliday served in the Royal Air Force in Bomber Command.

Halliday's work is in many public museum collections including National Portrait Gallery, London, National Maritime Museum, Bank of England Museum, Parliamentary Art Collection, among others.