William White

Locations

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Address Church Street Esher | View on map
1863 (Presumed) - 1880 (Presumed)

Address 33 Wellington Buildings Chelsea London SW | View on map
1881 (Circa) - 1886 (Circa)

Address 105 Grandison Road Clapham Common London SW | View on map
1891 (Circa) - 1901 (Circa)

Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1863 - 1886
Exhibited 17 times, 23 works in all (portraits, medallions, and ideal works some in terra cotta)

Institutional and Business Connections

Invited to join Royal Society of British Sculptors
2 March 1905 - 3 April 1905
Amongst the suggested second wave of those invited to join 'without further nomination' [2 March 1905, Royal Society of British Sculptors, Minutes of Council Meetings, Vol.I]: but name removed from list following further discussion at next meeting [3 April 1905, Royal Society of British Sculptors, Minutes of Council Meetings, Vol.I].

Studied at Royal Academy Schools
1869 (Presumed) - 1873 (Presumed)
Awarded a silver medal for the best model from the antique. See Royal Academy 'Annual Report', (1870), p. 21. He also won a gold medal for the best historical group in sculpture in 1873. See Royal Academy 'Annual Report, 1873', (1876), p. 23.

Personal and Professional Connections

May be connected to W. White
Probably the same artist

Descriptions of Practice

Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Sculptor Student of Royal Acad[em]y Silver Medallist'

Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Sculptor'

Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Sculptor (Modeller & Carver)' employer [this is a little unclear because both boxes have been ticked, scratched out and then a feint cross added under employer]

Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Artist (Sculptor)' working on own account

Sources

Annual Report from the Council of The Royal Academy to the General Assembly of Academicians for the Year 1869, 1870 Royal Academy Annual Reports
1870
p. 21.

Annual Report from the Council of The Royal Academy to the General Assembly of Academicians for the Year 1873, 1876 Royal Academy Annual Reports
1876
p. 23.

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
RG10 piece 863 folio 12 page 16

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
RG11 piece 109 folio 65 page 4

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
RG12 piece 438 folio 34 page 17

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 459 folio 140 page 21

Royal Society of British Sculptors. Minutes of Council Meetings No. 1, 1905-1913
19 May 1913
2 March 1905; 3 April 1905.

Royal Society of British Sculptors. Minutes of Council Meetings No. 1, 1905-1913
19 May 1913
13 January 1908.

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. 257