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 (ANZSIC code: 2591)
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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References [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Churinga by William Ricketts', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Brady, Peter (1994), 'Whitefella dreaming : the authorised biography of William Ricketts', Olinda, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: '[Kerr's Archive]', Canberra, ACT : Australian National Library.>] [<ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, 'Churinga by William Ricketts', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>]