Stanley Nicholson Babb FRBS

Works

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Love and the Vestal
1913

The stolen bow
1917

The nymph of the moorland stream
1917

The Chinese Robe
1923 (Presumed)
£31 10s.

June
1923 (Presumed)
£26 5s.

Spoil
1923 (Presumed)
£47 5s.

Leda
1924

Spoil
1924

The nymph of the moorland stream
1924

The Stolen Bow
1924 (Presumed)
£63

The Isle of Dreams
1925 (Presumed)
£350

Scharazade
1926 (Presumed)
£7 7s.

The Scold
1926 (Presumed)
£6 6s.

Jupiter and the Princes of Phoenicia
1926 (Presumed)
£15 15s.

Locations

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Address 2 Balmoral Place Plymouth | View on map
1891 (Circa)
Living with his parents at this address while studying at Plymouth School of Art

Address Stamford Bridge Studios Wandon Road London | View on map
1898 (Circa) - 1904 (Circa)
Studio 2

Address The Studio, 17 St Dunstan's Road Baron's Court London W6 | View on map
1911 (Circa) - 1940 (Circa)
p. 80

Address 139 Milton Street Brixham | View on map
1957
Living at this address at the time of his death

Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Eighty-Third, 1909
'Love and the Vestal'

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Ninety-First, 1917
Multiple works

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Ninety-Eighth, 1924
'Leda'

Exhibited at Jubilee Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1911
'Leda'

Exhibited at The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Fifty-Eighth Annual Exhibition, 1919
Multiple works

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1898 - 1945
Exhibited 37 times (usually 2 or 3 works per year) up to mid-1920s usually reliefs or statuettes, after that chiefly showed works in glazed earthenware.

Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-ninth (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1899
1899
The Treasure of a Woman (cat. no. 1358, plaster group, not for sale, but for sale in marble for £100).

Exhibited at The Seventy-Eighth Annual Exhibition of the Royal West of England Academy, 1923-4
2 October 1923 - 2 February 1924

Exhibited at The Seventy-Ninth Annual Exhibition of the Royal West of England Academy, 1924
1924

Exhibited at The Eightieth Annual Exhibition of the Royal West of England Academy, 1925-1926
2 November 1925 - 6 February 1926

Exhibited at The Eighty-First Annual Exhibition of the Royal West of England Academy, 1926-1927
1 November 1926 - 5 February 1927

Speaker at Glazed Pottery and Stoneware (Art Workers Guild), 1933

Won prize Landseer Scholarships (Royal Academy of Arts), 1884-1950
1900

Institutional and Business Connections

Fellow of Royal Society of British Sculptors
1923 - 1945
Became honorary member in 1945.

Honorary member of Royal Society of British Sculptors
1945 - 1957
Died in 1957.

Member of London Society of Medallists
1901 (Circa)
See Forrer, vol. 1, (1902), p. 40, who describes Babb as a member of the Society. He was active in 1901, however, no further dates are given in the source.

Member of Royal Society of British Sculptors
1905 - 1957
Amongst the second wave of those invited to join 'without further nomination' [2 March 1905, Royal Society of British Sculptors, Minutes of Council Meetings, Vol.I].

Member of Art Workers Guild
1919 - 1945
Member of committee from 1939-?. Retired from Guild in 1945.

Member of council Royal Society of British Sculptors
1920 - 1944
Served as a Member of the Council from 1920 to 1922, and from 1924 to 1925. In 1929 he was re-elected but was 'unable to accept office'. He served again from 1941, and retired in 1944

Studied at Royal College of Art (including National Art Training School)
1897 (Circa) - 1898
Awarded a two-year British Institution Scholarship worth £50 p.a. in 1897.

Studied at Royal Academy Schools
1898 (Presumed)
Awarded a first prize of £30 for a model of a design, a silver medal for a model of a design containing figure and ornament, and a second prize silver medal for a model of a statue or group. Name given incorrectly as 'Barb'. See Royal Academy, 'Annual Report, 1898', (1899), p. 32.

Studied at Royal Academy Schools
1900 (Presumed)
In 1900, Babb won a Landseer Scholarship for sculpture. See Royal Academy, 'Annual Report, 1900', (1901), p. 31. The following year, he won the gold medal and travelling studentship of £200 for a composition in sculpture. See 'Annual Report, 1901', (1902), p. 30.

Unsuccessful in ballot for election to Royal Academy of Arts
Despite nominations in 1912, 1920, 1927 and 1934.

Personal and Professional Connections

Nominated by George James Frampton
1912
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by William Hamo Thornycroft
1912
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by Henry Alfred Pegram
1912
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by William Goscombe John
1912
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by (Edgar) Bertram Mackennal
1912
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by Frederick William Pomeroy
1912 - 24 February 1920
Two nominations for RA, in 1912 and 1920, both unsuccessful.

Nominated by Thomas Brock
1912
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by Francis Bernard Dicksee
27 February 1920 - 22 February 1927
Two nominations for RA, in 1920 and 1927, both unsuccessful.

Nominated by Frank Short
1 March 1920 - 22 February 1927
Two nominations for RA, in 1920 and 1927, both unsuccessful.

Nominated by Henry Scott Tuke
1 March 1920
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by George Clausen
22 February 1927
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by Charles Leonard Hartwell
22 February 1927
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by John James Burnet
22 February 1927
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by Philip Connard
22 February 1927
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by William Llewellyn
22 February 1927 - March 1934
Two nominations for RA, in 1927 and 1934, both unsuccessful.

Nominated by Walter Westley Russell
22 February 1927 - 22 March 1934
Two nominations for RA, in 1927 and 1934, both unsuccessful.

Nominated by Malcolm Osborne
22 February 1927
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by George Harcourt
22 February 1927
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by George James Frampton
22 February 1927
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by Giles Gilbert Scott
22 February 1927
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by Sydney Lee
March 1934
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by Alfred Turner
March 1934
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by Wilfred Gabriel de Glehn
March 1934
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by George Spencer Watson
March 1934
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by William McMillan
March 1934
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by William Curtis Green
March 1934
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominated by William Russell Flint
March 1934
For RA; unsuccessful.

Nominator of Muriel Joyce Bidder
1943 (Presumed)
For membership of the Royal Society of British Sculptors

Seconder of Reuben Sheppard
5 February 1906
For membership of the Royal Society of British Sculptors.

Seconder of Frank Arnold Wright
5 February 1906
For membership of the Royal Society of British Sculptors.

Descriptions of Practice

Listed as medallist Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin, Gem, and Seal-Engravers, Mint Masters, &c., Ancient and Modern with References to their Works, B.C. 500 - A.D. 1900, Volume I, 1902 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Listed as a maker of portrait medallions and a member of the London Society of Medallists. Exhibited a portrait medallion at the 'Dutch Gallery's Exhibition' in May 1901: see Forrer, vol. 1, (1902), p. 40.

Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Art Student'

Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Artist (Sculptor)'

Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Artist (Sculptor)' working at home

Sources

Annual Report from the Council of The Royal Academy to the General Assembly of Academicians for the Year 1898, 1899 Royal Academy Annual Reports
1899
p. 32.

Annual Report from the Council of The Royal Academy to the General Assembly of Academicians for the Year 1900, 1901 Royal Academy Annual Reports
1901
p. 31.

Annual Report from the Council of The Royal Academy to the General Assembly of Academicians for the Year 1901, 1902 Royal Academy Annual Reports
1902
p. 30.

Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-ninth, 1899 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1899
pp. 48-52.

Beauty's Awakening: The Centenary Exhibition of the Art Workers Guild (Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery and Museum, Brighton), 1984
1984
p.51.

Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin, Gem, and Seal-Engravers, Mint Masters, &c., Ancient and Modern with References to their Works, B.C. 500 - A.D. 1900, Volume I, 1902 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
1902
p. 40.

Catalogue for the Eightieth Annual Exhibition of the Royal West of England Academy, 1925
1925

Catalogue for the Eighty-First Annual Exhibition of the Royal West of England Academy, 1926
1926

Catalogue for the Seventy-Eighth Annual Exhibition of the Royal West of England Academy, 1923
1923

Catalogue for the Seventy-Ninth Annual Exhibition of the Royal West of England Academy, 1924
1924

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Class: RG12; Piece: 1735; Folio 135; Page 17

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2001
Class: RG13; Piece: 71; Folio: 5; Page: 1

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2009
RG14PN297 RG78PN9 RD3 SD3 ED31 SN95

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Stanley Nicholson Babb Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1874 Registration district: Plymouth Inferred County: Devon Volume: 5b Page: 283

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Stanley Nicholson Babb Probate Date: 30 Sep 1957 Death Date: 16 Sep 1957 Death Place: Devonshire, England Registry: Exeter

List of Members: Royal Society of British Sculptors
2008

Royal Academy Exhibitors 1905-70: A Dictionary of Artists and their Work in the Summer Exhibitions of the Royal Academy of Arts, Vol. I A-Car
1973
p. 65-6

Royal Academy of Arts Nominations for Associateship, 1906-1927
1927
p.44.

Royal Academy of Arts Nominations for Associateship, 1927-1938
1938
p.19, p.33.

Royal Society of British Sculptors. Annual Report of Council and Accounts For the Year ending 21 December 1920. To be Presented at the Seventeenth Ordinary General Meeting, 1920
1920
p. 3

Royal Society of British Sculptors. Annual Report of Council and Accounts For the Year ending 21 December 1921. To be Presented at the Eighteenth Ordinary General Meeting, 1921
1921
p. 3

Royal Society of British Sculptors. Annual Report of Council and Accounts For the Year ending 21 December 1922. To be Presented at the Eighteenth Ordinary General Meeting, 1923
26 February 1923
p. 1

Royal Society of British Sculptors. Annual Report of Council and Accounts For the Year ending 31 December 1923. To be Presented at the Twentieth Ordinary General Meeting, 1924
1924
pp. 7-8.

Royal Society of British Sculptors. Annual Report of Council, with Accounts for the Year Ending 31 December 1925, to be Presented at the Twenty-Second Ordinary General Meeting, 1926
1926
p. 2.

Royal Society of British Sculptors. Annual Report of Council, with Accounts for the Year Ending 31 December 1929, to be Presented at the Twenty-Sixth Ordinary General Meeting, 1930
March 1930
p. 4.

Royal Society of British Sculptors. Annual Report of the Council, with Accounts for the Year Ending 31 December 1941, to be Presented at the Thirty-Eight Ordinary General Meeting, 1942
March 1942
p. 2.

Royal Society of British Sculptors. Annual Report of the Council, with Accounts for the Year Ending 31 December 1942, to be Presented at the Thirty-Ninth Ordinary General Meeting, 1943
March 1943
p. 2.

Royal Society of British Sculptors. Annual Report of the Council, with Accounts for the Year Ending 31 December 1943, to be Presented at the Fortieth Ordinary General Meeting, 1944
March 1944
p. 2.

Royal Society of British Sculptors. Annual Report of the Council, with Accounts for the Year Ending 31 December 1945, to be Presented at the Forty-Second Ordinary General Meeting, 1946
March 1946
p. 3.

Royal Society of British Sculptors. Minutes of Council Meetings No. 1, 1905-1913
19 May 1913
2 March 1905; 5 February 1906.

Sculpture of To-day: America, Great Britain and Japan, vol. 1
1921
pp. 122, 127 and 233

The fifty-first annual report of the committee of the Art-Workers' Guild, 1935
1935
p.29.

The fifty-sixth annual report of the committee of the Art-Workers' Guild, 1940
1940
p.32.

The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904. Vol. 1: Abbayne to Carrington
1905
p. 85

The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1861-1989. Volume 1, A-D. A Dictionary of Exhibitors at the Annual Exhibitions of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1990 The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1861-1989
1990
p. 80

The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826-1990: A dictionary of artists and their work in the Annual Exhibitions of the Royal Scottish Academy. Volume 1, A-D
1991
p.73

The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985
2008
The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 31, 1897; pg. 1; Issue 35270. (7366 words) AND The Times (London, England), Monday, Dec 12, 1898; pg. 10; Issue 35697. (686 words) AND Mr. Nicholson Babb. The Times (London, England), Monday, Sep 23, 1957; pg. 14; Issue 53953. (123 words) Category: Obituaries (all accessed 12 October 2012)