Joseph Gawen
Born 1826 (Circa)
Died 1901
Active: 1850 - 1901
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor
Born in Brighton, Sussex. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1847 on the recommendation of William Behnes. Gawen submitted sculptures to the Royal Academy from Behnes studio between 1855-61 and so it is assumed he worked there as an assistant. He worked as a sculptor up to his death in 1901 but ceased to exhibit in the 1880s. Gawen was both deaf and dumb.
Locations
Address 69 Theobald's Road London | View on map
1850 (Circa)
Address 33 Ossulton Street London | View on map
1854 (Circa)
Address 13 Osnaburgh Street London | View on map
1855 (Circa) - 1857 (Circa)
Address 10 Osnabrgh Street Regent's Park London | View on map
1861 (Circa)
Address 3 Henry Street Cumberland Market London | View on map
1868 (Circa)
Address 419 Oxford Street London | View on map
1882 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Eighty-Seventh, 1855
p.55
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1850 - 1882
Exhibited 7 times, 7 works in all (portraits and statuettes)
Personal and Professional Connections
Studio assistant to William Behnes
1855 (Circa) - 1861 (Circa)
Gawen entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1847 on the recommendation of Behnes. Then in the latter half of the 1850s Gawen submitted work to the Royal Academy from Behnes' studio address. It is therefore assumed he worked for the older sculptor.
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Sculptor' deaf and dumb
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Sculptor' worker, deaf and dumb
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Sculptor'
Sources
A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
2009
p. 507
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
RG09 piece 113 folio 41 page 16
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
Class: RG10; Piece: 374; Folio: 56; Page: 1; GSU roll: 8246
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 351; Folio: 89; Page: 11; GSU roll: 1341076
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
RG12 piece 225 folio 69 page 59
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2001
RG13 piece 250 folio 41 page 5
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Joseph Gawen
Estimated birth year: abt 1826
Year of Registration: 1901
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 75
District: Holborn
County: London, Middlesex
Volume: 1b
Page: 378
The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Eighty-Seventh, 1855
1855
p.55
Citing this record
'Joseph Gawen', 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=msib7_1220373787, accessed 24 Mar 2023]
