Charles Edward Whiffen
Born 1868 (Circa)
Died 5 March 1929
Active: 1889 - 1927
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor, medallist
Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Died in Wandsworth, London.
Wealth at death: £662 15s. 0d.
Probate date: 20 April 1929
Locations
Address 9 Rodney Terrace Cheltenham | View on map
1889 (Circa) - 1890 (Circa)
Registered in Cheltenham with his family in 1901 (see Census Returns 1901)
Address 89 Altenburg Gardens Clapham Common London SW | View on map
1907 (Circa) - 1929
Studio located at 7 Stanley Studios Park Walk London SW | View on map
1916 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1889 - 1916
Exhibited 7 times, one work each year (two in 1916).
Institutional and Business Connections
Associate member of Royal Society of British Sculptors
1923 - 1927
Member of Royal Society of British Sculptors
1920 - 1927
In 1927 it is recorded that Whiffen has been struck off the roll of members for non-payment of subscriptions.
Descriptions of Practice
Listed under Sculptors 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 VIII, 1930 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Listed as a contemporary sculptor living in London. The artist exhibited a bronze portrait medallion of Miss Beatrice Austin at the Royal Academy, London, in 1916. See vol. 8, (1930), p. 271.
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Sculptor' worker
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Sculptor' working on own account
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 2466 folio 166 page 6
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN2232 RG78PN76 RD26 SD3 ED12 SN53
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Charles Edward Whiffen
Probate Date: 20 Apr 1929
Death Date: 5 Mar 1929
Death Place: Surrey, England
Registry: London
Citing this record
'Charles Edward Whiffen', 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_1220275355, accessed 08 Jun 2023]