Charles Doman
| Charles Leighfield Johan Doman | |
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 From The Sphere, 17 November 1928 | |
| Born | August 31, 1884 |
| Died | March 19, 1944 (aged 59) |
| Education | Nottingham School of Art and Royal College of Art |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | Sculpture on the Port of London Authority Building |
| Spouse(s) | Selina Maud Alton |
Charles Leighfield Johan Doman FRBS (31 August 1884 – 19 March 1944) was a sculptor from Nottingham.[1]
Career
He was born in 1884, the son of George L. Doman, a stone carver and monumental mason. He trained at the Nottingham School of Art from 1897 to 1901, where he was a pupil of Joseph Else. Then he worked for his father and studied at the Royal College of Art in South Kensington, London from 1905 to 1908.
He married Selina Maud Alton in 1908 in Nottingham.
Sculpture which is visible in public buildings includes the Bust of Lord Trent at Highfields Park, Nottingham, Civic Law at Nottingham Council House, and The Port of London Authority’s building, erected in 1928.
He taught sculpture at the Putney School of Art. In in 1923 he became an associate member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and 1938 he was elected a Fellow.
He designed the first Armistice medal which was issued by the Royal Mint.[2]
He died on 19 March 1944[3] in London and left an estate valued at £2,892 1s 7d. (equivalent to £116,900 in 2016).[4]
Works
- Sculpture of Truth, Nottingham Castle Museum, 1904[5]
- Sculpture, Port of London Authority Building, London 1922
- Sculpture, Lloyds, Leadenhall Street, London 1925[6]
- Sculpted relief, Libertys, 208-222 Regent Street, London 1925-28[7]
- Sculpted relief Charity, Royal Academy of Arts 1929
- Sculpture of Civic Law, Nottingham Council House 1929
- Sculptural group Boy and Pelican, Royal Academy of Arts 1929[8]
- Relief Panel, Half Landing, Administrative Block, Royal Masonic Hospital, Ravenscourt Park, London 1933[9]
- Bust of Lord Trent, Sir Jesse Boot, Highfields Park, University of Nottingham 1934[10]
- Sculpted panel of Solicitude, exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, 1937
- Bust of Dick Sheppard 1938
References
- ↑ "Charles Leighfield Jonah Doman". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851-1951. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ↑ "The Armistice Medalist". The Sphere. England. 17 November 1928. Retrieved 18 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "A Nottingham Sculptor". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 20 March 1944. Retrieved 18 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Early Work by Nottm. Sculptor". Nottingham Journal. England. 21 June 1944. Retrieved 18 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Historic England, "Lloyd's Building (1405493)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 March 2018
- ↑ Historic England, "Libertys, 208-222 and 208A, Regent Street W1 (1227689)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 March 2018
- ↑ "The Royal Academy". Nottingham Journal. England. 10 May 1929. Retrieved 18 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Historic England, "Royal Masonic Hospital, with associated boundary walls, gates, railings and planters (1192740)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 March 2018
- ↑ Historic England, "Bust of Sir Jesse Boot (Lord Trent) at Entrance to Boating Lake (1255192)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 March 2018
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