James Gamble
Born 1835 (Circa)
Died 1911
Active: 1851 - 1911
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor, decorative artist, draughtsman
Born in Sheffield and died in Fulham, London
Locations
Address 24 Rich Terrace Old Brompton London England | View on map
1875 (Circa) - 1892 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1875 - 1892
Exhibited 4 times, one work each year (portraits, a medallion and a relief)
Speaker at The Work of the late Alfred Stevens (Art Workers Guild), 1889
Personal and Professional Connections
Assistant to Godfrey Sykes
1860 (Circa)
At South Kensington Museum, continued Sykes' work after the latter's death in 1866
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Draughtsman in stove and grate foundry'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Artist - Decorative Sculp' employed
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Artist Photographic' working on own account at home
Sources
Art Workers Guild Annual Reports, 1885-1900
1889, p.4.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2005
Class: HO107; Piece: 2338; Folio: 547; Page: 8; GSU roll: 87588-87589
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Class: RG12; Piece: 33; Folio 105; Page 83; GSU roll: 6095143
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
Class: RG13; Piece: 1589; Folio: 63; Page: 14
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: James Gamble
Estimated birth year: abt 1835
Year of Registration: 1911
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 76
District: Fulham
County: Greater London, London, Middlesex
Volume: 1a
Page: 129
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
2004
Contribution to South Kensington Museum discussed in: Susan Graves, ‘Sykes, Godfrey (1824–1866)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26868, accessed 23 July 2010]
Citing this record
'James Gamble', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib2_1213349425, accessed 22 Sep 2023]
