Oscar Alexander Junck
Born 9 November 1856
Died 27 August 1914
Active: 1880 - 1891
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor
Born 2 Henry Place, Chelsea, London. Died New End Hospital, Hampstead, London.
Works
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Mischief
1886 (Presumed)
Locations
Address 27 North Bank Regent's Park London NW | View on map
1881 (Circa) - 1882 (Circa)
Address Grosvenor Lodge Belgrave Road London | View on map
1885 (Circa) - 1886 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Sixth Annual Autumn Exhibition of Modern Pictures in Oil and Water Colour, and Architectural Designs, &c. (Nottingham Castle Museum), 1886
'Mischief'
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1882 - 1885
Exhibited twice, two works (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, cat. no. 1623 and Overwhelmed 'O Thou Eternal One! Now let me die' cat. no. 1981)
Institutional and Business Connections
Studied at Royal Academy Schools
1880 (Presumed) - 1882 (Presumed)
Awarded a first silver medal for a model of a figure from life in 1880. See Royal Academy 'Annual Report, 1880', (1881). p. 30. Junk was also awarded a gold medal and travelling studentship for £200 for a composition in sculpture of 'Jacob wrestling with the Angel'. See 'Annual Report, 1881', (1882), p. 38.
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Sculptor'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
RG11 piece 160 folio 91 page 19
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Ref: Class: RG12; Piece: 105; Folio 77; Page 60; GSU roll: 6095215.
Citing this record
'Oscar Alexander Junck', 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=msib4_1231165266, accessed 19 Aug 2022]