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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Citations

  • Powerhouse Museum, 'Medallion plaque awarded to John Devereux at the Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

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  • McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, Melbourne, Vic : Hutchinson of Australia (revised edition).

  • Scarlett, Ken (1980), 'Australian sculptors’, West Melbourne, Vic. : Nelson.

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