William Ricketts b. 1898

  • Artist (Sculptor)
William Ricketts is well-known for his handmodelled ceramic sculptures and vessels with modelled heads and figures of Aboriginals. He valued the spirituality of the Aboriginal people and their way of life and attempted to represent this in his ceramics.
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Name
William Ricketts
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Other Occupation
  • Jeweller
Birth date
1898
Death date
1993
Active Period
  • 1920 - 1954
Residence
  • 1920 - 1935 Victoria
  • c.1935 - c.1942 Mt Dandenong, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'
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Other occupations
  • Jeweller
  • Jeweller (Jeweller 1912)
References [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Churinga by William Ricketts', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>]
Related person groups
  • Australian Porcelain Company (associate of)
  • Australian Porcelain Company (associate of)
Related works
  • Churinga, aboriginal figures (creator of)
  • Churinga by William Ricketts (creator of)
  • Aboriginal Elder and Child (creator of)
  • Churinga, aboriginal figures (creator of)
  • Aboriginal Elder and Child (creator of)
Related collections
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
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