Frank Morton Crookes
Born 1880 (Circa)
Died 14 July 1946
Active: 1901 - 1923
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor, medallist, ecclesiastical art metalworker
Born in London or Sheffield. He was the son of James Crookes (born c.1855 in Eckington, Derbyshire), brass finisher and art metalworker. Frank worked with his father around 1901. He died in Fulham in 1946.
Locations
Address 52 Bloemfontein Avenue Shepherd's Bush London England | View on map
1901 (Circa) - 1911 (Circa)
In 1901 Frank was living and working at this address with his widowed father, James, who was also an art metalworker. A decade later, Gottardo and Peter Induni, marble carvers, were his lodgers
Personal and Professional Connections
Landlady/landlord to Gottardo Induni
1911 (Circa)
Landlady/landlord to Peter Induni
1911 (Circa)
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 VII, 1923 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Listed as a contemporary sculptor who created a medallion of St. Christopher in 1906. See Forrer, vol. 7, (1923), p. 197.
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Metal Work for Church use maker' working on own account
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
Both Frank and his father, James (born c.1855) 'Art Metal Worker' workers at home
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 42 folio 13 page 18
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN212 RG78PN7 RD3 SD1 ED16 SN334
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2007
2007
Name: Frank M Crookes
Death Registration Month/Year: 1946
Age at death (estimated): 67
Registration district: Hammersmith
Inferred County: London
Volume: 5c
Page: 588
Citing this record
'Frank Morton Crookes', 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_1240566508, accessed 24 Sep 2023]