Richard Oliver Gross
Born 10 January 1882
Died 27 December 1964
Active: 1926 - 1957
Country of birth: England
Country of death: New Zealand
Sculptor, wood carver, architectural sculptor, farmer
Born in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire. Studied at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts under Albert Toft. During the early 1900s Gross lived in South Africa where he worked as an architectural carver. In 1914 he relocated to New Zealand. Died in Auckland, New Zealand.
Locations
Address 96 Ramsay Street Barrow-in-Furness England | View on map
1901 (Circa)
Address 122 Manukau Road Auckland New Zealand | View on map
1930 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1930
Exhibited once, one work ( 'The Will to Peace', model of group for Peace Memorial, Wellington, NZ, cat. no. 1669)
Institutional and Business Connections
Associate member of Royal Society of British Sculptors
3 April 1930 - 1945
First attempted to join in 1926. Became fellow in 1945.
Fellow of Royal Society of British Sculptors
8 March 1945 - 1957
Personal and Professional Connections
Nominated by William Reid Dick
1930 (Circa)
For membership of the Royal Society of British Sculptors
Nominated by Gilbert William Bayes
1930 (Circa)
For membership of the Royal Society of British Sculptors
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
Class: RG13; Piece: 4010; Folio: 42; Page: 12
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
2006
Richard Oliver Gross
Jan-Feb-Mar 1882
Barrow in Furness, Lancs.
Vol. 8e Page 847
Citing this record
'Richard Oliver Gross', 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_1222754560, accessed 26 Sep 2023]
