Mortimer Brown

Mortimer John Brown
Statue of a soldier with rifle at his left side and hat raised aloft in his right hand.
The war memorial, Radnor Gardens, erected 1921
Born (1874-04-27)April 27, 1874
Fenton, Staffordshire
Died 1966
Budleigh Salterton, Devon
Nationality English
Education National Art Training School, Royal Academy Schools
Spouse(s) Getrude Walter
Awards Landseer Scholarship
1898?
,
British Institution Scholarship fund
1898

Mortimer John Brown (27 April 1874 – 1966) was an English sculptor.

Early life and education

Mortimer Brown was born in Fenton, Staffordshire, the son of a brewer and potter's agent. He was educated at Hanley School of Art and the National Art Training School under Edouard Lanteri. From the mid 1890s he studied at the Royal Academy Schools , winning several prizes including the Landseer Scholarship and British Institution Scholarship fund in 1898. He travelled to Italy and Greece to complete his studies.[1][2]

Career and works

Brown initially worked as an assistant to William Hamo Thornycroft. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1900 to 1916 and his statue of John the Baptist attracted particular interest in 1901. Other early work was similarly based on religious and classical themes.[3] His 1911 bronze, The Shepherd Boy was purchased by the Chantrey Bequest in 1912 and gifted to the Tate Gallery.[1][4] Possibly his best known work is the World War I memorial raised in Radnor Gardens, Twickenham, in 1921.

In 1925, he married Gertrude Walter in Brentford.[5] He spent the remainder of his life at Budleigh Salterton, Devon and died there in 1966 at the age of 92.

References

  1. 1 2 "Mortimer John Brown". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951. University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mortimer Brown 1874–1966". Tate Gallery. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mortimer Brown (1874–1966)". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "'Shepherd Boy', Mortimer Brown". Tate Gallery. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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