Charles Summers b. 1825

  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Designer
Sculptor, star pupil at Royal Academy in the late 1840s, but came to Melbourne due to TB. His most famous work is the life-sized statue of Burke and Wills in Melbourne.ummers left Australia with his family in 1867, toured Britain and the Continent.
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Name
Charles Summers
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Designer
Birth date
1825
Birth place
UK
Death date
1878
Death place
Neuilly, Paris, France
Burial place
Protestant Cemetery, Rome, Italy
Residence
  • UK
  • Rome, Italy
  • Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • c.1840 Royal Academy, England
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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References [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Medallion plaque awarded to John Devereux at the Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', Melbourne, Vic : Hutchinson of Australia (revised edition).>, <ExternalResource: Scarlett, Ken (1980), 'Australian sculptors', West Melbourne, Vic. : Nelson.>] [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Medallion plaque awarded to John Devereux at the Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>]