Edward Caldwell Spruce
Born 1865
Died 1922
Active: 1887 - 1921
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor, teacher, modeller in terracotta, architectural sculptor
Born in Altrincham, Cheshire in the summer of 1865. He was the son of Henry Spruce (born c.1844 in Knutsford, Cheshire), a slater. Died in Leeds.
Works
Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
New entries have been made each time a work was exhibited. Click here for more information.
Locations
Address Silkmill Street (Mason's Arms) Knutsford England | View on map
1881 (Circa)
Address 1 Doris Avenue Leeds England | View on map
1891 (Circa)
Address 23 Banstead Terrace Roundhay Road Leeds England | View on map
1896 (Circa) - 1901 (Circa)
Conducted a business at 32 Grange Terrace Leeds England | View on map
1911 (Circa) - 1921 (Circa)
Studio located at Studio 48 Back Cowper Street Leeds England | View on map
1904 (Circa) - 1919 (Circa)
May also have been living at this address
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1896
Multiple works
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1897
'Portrait, Mark Senior, Esq.'
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1904
Multiple works
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, Arts & Crafts Exhibition, 1904
'Conquest of Fire'
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1905
'Portrait of a Child'
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1906
'The Late Sir Henry Irving'
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1907
Multiple works
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1908
'The Alarm'
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1909
Multiple works
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1910
Multiple works
Exhibited at Autumn exhibition of pictures, in oil and water-colours: the seventeenth (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool), 1887
1887
E. R. Crosse, Esq. (cat. no. 1263, terracotta, not for sale).
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1906 - 1915
Exhibited 4 times, five works (groups, busts and statuettes)
Institutional and Business Connections
Student at Leeds College of Art
1891 (Circa) - 1893 (Circa)
Between 1891-3 he entered a number of modelling examinations, winning prizes in the National Competition and a free studentship from the school
Teacher of modeling at Leeds College of Art
1891 (Circa) - 1893 (Circa)
Very possibly taught for longer than these three years, was also studying at Leeds around this time
Worked for Burmantofts Pottery Company
1893 (Circa)
Principal designer, duration of employment unconfirmed
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Sculptor' employed
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Terracotta Modeller'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Designer and Modeller in Clay' worker
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Sculptor designer and modeller for architectural decoration' working on own account
Sources
Autumn exhibition of pictures, in oil and water-colours: the seventeenth, 1887 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1887
pp. 74-76.
Behind the Mosaic: one hundred years of art education
2003
p. 19
Catalogue of the Arts & Crafts Exhibition 1904
1904
Cat. Nos. 1183, 1271, pp. 71, 77, 134
Catalogue of the Exhibition of Modern Works by Yorkshire Artists, 1919
1919
Cat. No. 44, pp. 10, 33
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1896
1896
Cat. Nos. 551, 552, pp. 50, 84
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1897
1897
Cat. Nos. 793, 815, 821, pp. 74, 76, 77, 109
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1904
1904
Cat. Nos. 422, 430, pp. 43, 105
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1905
1905
Cat. Nos. 563, 847, pp. 52, 73, 99
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1906
1906
Cat. Nos. 861, pp. 72, 73, 99
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1907
1907
Cat. No. 721, pp. 57, 85
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1908
1908
Cat. No. 638, pp. 55, 92
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1909
1909
Cat. No. 394, pp. 35, 87
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1910
1910
Cat. Nos. 394, 547, 761, pp. 34, 45, 63, 84
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Ref: Class: RG11; Piece: 3510; Folio: 36; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341841
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Ref: Class: RG12; Piece: 3694; Folio 14; Page 21; GSU roll: 6098804
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
Ref: Class: RG13; Piece: 4250; Folio: 34; Page: 12
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN26964 RG78PN1547 RD500 SD2 ED21 SN108
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2007
2007
Name: Edward C Spruce Death Registration Month/Year: 1922 Age at death (estimated): 56 Registration district: Leeds Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding Volume: 9b Page: 451
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
2006
Edward Caldwell Spruce
Jul-Aug-Sep 1865
Altrincham, Cheshire
Vol. 8a Page 169
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Edward Caldwell Spruce
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1865
Registration district: Altrincham
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 169
Kelly's Directory of Leeds, 1911
1911
p. 969
Kelly's Directory of Leeds, 1921
1921 (Presumed)
p. 986
Citing this record
'Edward Caldwell Spruce', 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=msib5_1207821986, accessed 29 Sep 2023]
