William Shirreffs
Born 1846
Died 1902
Active: 1870 - 1902
Country of birth and death: Scotland
Sculptor
Born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, a relative of the bronze-founder Charles G. Shirreffs, he moved to Glasgow in 1870 to study sculpture under William Mossman Junior at Glasgow School of Art. He produced many public statues and architectural carving in Glasgow, Paisley, Perth, Greenock and Edinburgh. Also produced portrait busts and exhibited at the RGIFA, the RA and at the 1888 International Exhibition in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. Died at Lochwinnoch.
Works
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Study
1894 (Circa)
Boy's Head
1894 (Circa)
Sleep
1894 (Circa)
Miss M. Robertson Fullarton
1894
Une Grande Dame
1894
John L. Toole, Actor
1896 (Circa)
David Gauld, Artist
1896
By the Sea
1896
Diana Vernon
1898 (Circa)
Locations
Ran a business at 144A Bath Street Glasgow | View on map
1880
Studio located at 261 West George Street Glasgow | View on map
1888 - 1890
Shirreffs established a cire-perdue foundry at this address.
Studio located in 108 West Regent Street Glasgow | View on map
1877 - 1888
Studio located in 207 West Campbell Street Glasgow | View on map
1901 (Circa)
p. 1260
Listed under Sculptors
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Aberdeen Artists' Society Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1894
Multiple works
Exhibited at Aberdeen Artists' Society Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1896
'John L. Toole, Actor'
Exhibited at Aberdeen Artists' Society Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1898
'Diana Vernon'
Institutional and Business Connections
In partnership with James Paul
1870 (Circa) - 1880 (Circa)
Received prize from The Glasgow School of Art
1871
Awarded the Queen's Prize and a free studentship the following year.
Studied at The Glasgow School of Art
1871 - 1872
Traded as Paul & Shirreff
1870 - 1880
Personal and Professional Connections
Assistant to James Pittendrigh MacGillivray
1880 (Circa) - 1890 (Circa)
on the Monument to William Ewart Gladstone.
Studied under William Mossman Jnr
1871 - 1872
Descriptions of Practice
Listed in The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1890-1891 Sixty-Third Annual Publication
Listed under Plasterers
p. 1123
Listed under Sculptors The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1880-1881 Fifty-Third Annual Publication
p. 970
Listed under Sculptors The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1890-1891 Sixty-Third Annual Publication
p. 1151
Listed under Sculptors The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1901-1902 Seventy-Fourth Annual Publication
p. 1260
Listed under Sculptors
Sources
Aberdeen Artists' Society. Eighth Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1896
October 1896
p. 47
three works exhibited, one offered for sale.
Aberdeen Artists' Society. Ninth Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1898
October 1898
p. 51
Aberdeen Artists' Society. Seventh Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, 1894
October 1894
p. 44
Public Sculpture of Glasgow Public Sculpture of Britain Volume Five
2002
p. 498
The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1880-1881 Fifty-Third Annual Publication
1880
p. 970
The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1890-1891 Sixty-Third Annual Publication
1890
p. 1151, 1123
The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1901-1902 Seventy-Fourth Annual Publication
1901
p. 1260
Listed under Sculptors
Citing this record
'William Shirreffs', 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=msib6_1232383806, accessed 26 Mar 2023]
