Career
He was the cousin of artist Rex Whistler and glass engraver Lawrence Whistler. Whistler is known for his etched glass panels for the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. and for his illustrations for an edition of The Prime Minister by Anthony Trollope. He was born in Jersey and educated at Victoria College there, then at the London School of Architecture, and Slade School of Artist
He illustrated When Poland Smiled, by Derek du Pré, in 1940, during World World War II, with profits going to the Polish Relief Fund.
He moved to Jamaica in 1948. His paintings are in the collections of All Souls College, Oxford and Jersey Museum and Art Gallery.
Ascension of the Black Christ (1954) is in the First Baptist Church in Toronto, Canada. Glass doors panels by Whistler, originally from Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, and depicting musical instruments in art deco style, were featured on the British Broadcasting Corporation One"s Antiques Roadshow in March 2015.
Thirteen Pilkington glass panels had been purchased from a market in France by a Liverpool dealer, who expressed an interest in donating some to local museums.
