Biography
Born London. Studied at Lambeth School of Art under W. S. Frith and R.A. Schools 1881-87, winning the Gold Medal and Travelling Scholarship. Studied under Antonin Mercie and Dagnan-Bouveret in Paris, 1888. Joint head of L.C.C. Central School of Arts and Crafts with Lethaby 1894. Exhibited at the R.A. from 1884. Exhibited with the Vienna and Munich Secessions and Libre Esthetique, Brussels. Died London.
A.R.A. 1910. R.A. 1920.[from Fine Art Society catalogue — see below]
“The art of Mr. George Frampton, A.R.A., may perhaps best be described as composite sculpture; that is to say, that he seldom confines himself in any given work to one single medium, but draws upon many materials — e.g. bronze and various kinds of marbles; stones, such as lapis lazuli; mother-of-pearl and other shells: amber and ivory, to obtain the effect desired. Yet even these do not suffice for some of his finer pieces, which are further enriched with enamelling, gold and silver.” — Aymer Vallance (1899)
- Solomon J. Solomon's portrait of Frampton
- William Strang's portrait of Frampton
- The sculptor's home in St. Johns Wood (The Studio, 1910)
- Mr. George Frampton, R.A., in His Studio
Discussions
- “Peter Pan and Eros” by Peyton Skipwith
Monuments, Portraits, and Memorials
- Edith Cavell Memorial
- George Russell Cockerell
- Edward VI
- W.T. Stead Memorial (bas relief)
- Sir Walter Besant Memorial (bas relief)
- Martin Harvey as Sidney Carton in “The Only Way”
- Sir Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser
- Canon Thomas Major Lester
- Monument to W. S. Gilbert (5 views)
- Sir Antony Macdonnell
- Mr. Pilkington Norris
- Dame Alice Owen
- Reginald Stuart Poole (bas relief)
- Monument to William Rathbone
- Monument to Sir Arthur B. Forwood
- Jubilee Monument for Queen Victoria, Calcutta
- Memorial to Queen Victoria, Leeds
- Industry (from Leeds Victoria Memorial)
- Quintin Hogg
- Posthumous bust of the Late G. F. Watts, R.A.
- Memorial to Sir Alfred Lewis Jones
- Sir Alfred East
- William Strang
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- Queen Mary
- King George V
- King George V
- The Leigh Hunt Memorial
- Charles Keene Memorial
- Memorial to Charles Mitchell
- Memorial to Charles William Mitchell
- Salisbury Memorial
- Tablet at the Glasgow School of Art in Honour of Sir James Fleming
- Lady Isobel Wilson
- Monument to William Whiteley
Literary Subjects
- Alis La Beale Pilgrim (bas relief; finshed broze and study)
- Enid the Fair
- The Lady of the Lake (bas relief)
- Lamia
- La Belle Dame sans Merci
- Peter Pan (10 views of statue in Kensington Gardens)
- Peter Pan (2 views of Liverpool version)
- Peter Pan (reduced version)
- Peter Pan (reduced version)
- My Thoughts are My Children
- The Knight of the Once
Religious and Allegorical Figures, including Architectural Sculpture
- Statuette on Lloyd's Registry
- St. Mungo as a Patron of the Arts
- St Mungo, Atlantes and reliefs
- Honesty
- Charity
- St. George
- Maternity
- Mysteriarch
- St. Christina
- Electricity and Engineering, Electra House
- Truth and Beauty (sketches for the V&A Museum)
Plaster sketches and bronze memorial tablets with bas reliefs
- Memorial tablet with tree motif
- The Leighton memorial (1)
- The Leighton memorial (2)
- It is sewn in weakness /It is raised in power
- Lieutenant McClaren
- Rt. Hon. R. J. Seddon, Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Sir. E. J. Reed, K.C.B., F.R.S., F.R.S., M.P., Naval Constructor to the British
Miscellaneous
- Head of a Girl
- Mother and Child (bas relief)
- Mother and Child (silver gilt over bronze)
- Design for a Pastoral Staff
- James Fleming
- Part of a Memorial for a Hero
- Two busts in wax of young women
- A Bronze Memorial
- Music (lustreware tile)
- Pair of maquettes for Queen Mary’s dollhouse
Medals
- Edward VII and Alexandra [Coronation Medal]
- Winchester medal
- City of London Imperial Volunteers medal
- Royal Institute of British Architects medal
Decorative arts
Works without images on this site
- Geoffrey Chaucer, Guildhall Art Gallery
- Queen Mary (1914), Guildhall Art Gallery, no. 967
- King George V (1914), Guildhall Art Gallery, no. 966
- Professor Arnold Schuster
Bibliography
Beattie, Susan. The New Sculpture. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1983.
Channel Packet: Paris-London, 1880-1920. Exhibition catalogue, The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street London Wl. March 24th - 25 th April 1969, plate 20.
Read, Benedict. Victorian Sculpture. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1982.
Vallance, Aymer. “British Decorative Art in 1899 and the Arts and Crafts Exhibition. Part I.” The Studio. (1899): 37-58, especially, 52-54.
West, W. K. “Some Recent Monumental Sculpture” by Sir George Frampton.” International Studio (1912): 35-43. Hathi Digital Library Trust internet version of a copy in the University of Michigan Library. Web. 2 November 2018.
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