Arthur Charles White

Works

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The Witch of Atlas

Helena
1906 (Presumed)

Locations

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Address 8 Percy Street London | View on map
1898 (Circa)

Address 44 Navarino Road Hackney London | View on map
1899 (Circa)

Address 93 Clifton Hill St. John's Wood London | View on map
1900 (Circa) - 1911 (Circa)

Address 30 Kemplay Road Hampstead London NW | View on map
1918 (Circa)

Address 39 Denning Road Hampstead London NW4 | View on map
1920 (Circa)

Address 1 Leaside Crescent Golder's Green London NW | View on map
1924 (Circa)

Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events

Exhibited at The Eightieth Autumn Exhibition at the Rooms of the Society, New Street (Royal Birmingham Society of Artists), 1906-1907
'Helena'

Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1903
'The Witch of Atlas'

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1898 - 1924
Exhibited 16 times, 24 works in all (busts, statuettes, reliefs and medallions, given materials and techniques include bronze, silver and enamel)

Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of modern pictures in oil and water-colours: the twenty-ninth (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1899
1899
Portrait (cat. no. 1371, plaster bust, not for sale); Miss Ross (cat. no. 1413, plaster bust, not for sale).

Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of pictures & sculpture: the thirty-second (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1902
1902
Isabella (cat. no. 1418, plaster bust, not for sale).

Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of pictures & sculpture: the thirty-second (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1902
1902
The Witch of Atlas (cat. no. 1497, plaster head, not for sale).

Exhibited at International Exhibition, Dublin, 1907
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: 'Naiade' (life-size figure), p. 26 (192); 'Helena' (bust), p. 27 (216). Both lent by the sculptor.

Exhibited at The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition, 1826-
1911
Exhibited at the annual exhibition 1 time: 1911 (1 work)

Institutional and Business Connections

Studied at Royal Academy Schools
1899 (Presumed) - 1903 (Presumed)
An Arthur Charles White is listed as the recipient of a first prize of £30, for a model of a design in 1899. See Royal Academy, 'Annual Report, 1899', (1900), p. 36. In 1903, he was awarded a gold medal and travelling studentship of £200, for a composition in sculpture. See Royal Academy, 'Annual Report, 1903', (1904), p. 34.

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 VI, 1916 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Listed as a contemporary modeller and sculptor living in London. Forrer notes that he exhibited a design for a medallion that was displayed at the Royal Academy in 1912. See vol. 6, (1916), p. 461.

Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Artist Sculptor' working on own account at home as were his father and brother who were both 'Artist Chaser'

Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Artist (Picture painter)' [overwritten] 'Sculp' working on own account at home. The same information is given for his father and brother

Sources

Annual Report from the Council of The Royal Academy to the General Assembly of Academicians for the Year 1899, 1900 Royal Academy Annual Reports
1900
p. 36.

Annual Report from the Council of The Royal Academy to the General Assembly of Academicians for the Year 1903, 1904 Royal Academy Annual Reports
1904
p. 34.

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

Autumn exhibition of pictures & sculpture: the thirty-second, 1902 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1902
pp. 42-47.

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 VI, 1916 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
1916
p. 461.

Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1903
1903
Cat. No. 538, pp. 54, 85

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2001
RG13 piece 119 folio 100 page 16

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2009
RG14PN589 RG78PN21 RD7 SD4 ED12 SN65

International Exhibition, Dublin 1907, Fine Art Catalogue
1907
British Sculpture, Gallery II: p. 26, no. 192:'Naiade'. Life-size Figure. p. 27, no. 216:'Helena'. Bust. Both lent by the Sculptor.

Royal Academy Exhibitors 1905-70: A Dictionary of Artists and their Work in the Summer Exhibitions of the Royal Academy of Arts, Vol. VI SHERR-ZUL
1982
p. 267

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. The Eightieth Autumn Exhibition at the Rooms of the Society, New Street, 1906 Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
1906
p. 59.

The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904. Vol. 8: Toft to Zwecker
1906
p. 252

The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826-1990: A dictionary of artists and their work in the Annual Exhibitions of the Royal Scottish Academy. Volume 4, R-Z
1991
p.416