James White (sculptor)

James White
Born(1861-12-02)2 December 1861
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died14 July 1918(1918-07-14) (aged 56)
Brisbane, Australia
Known forSculptor
AwardsWynne Prize in 1902

James White (2 December 1861 – 14 July 1918) was an Australian sculptor, winner of the Wynne Prize in 1902.[1]

Early life

White was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, the son of Robert White, journeyman shipwright, and his wife Janet, née Dunn. White was apprenticed to a plasterer and studied modelling at South Kensington. White made anatomical models for hospitals in London.[1][2]

Australian period

White came to Sydney around 1884[1] and worked for Achille Simonetti on the monument to Governor Arthur Phillip in the Royal Botanic Garden there.[1] White won the Wynne Prize for the group 'In Defence of the Flag' at Sydney in 1902.[1]

Later life

White died of cancer while visiting Brisbane and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[3] He was survived by his wife, son and two daughters.[1][2]

Selected works

  • William Bede Dalley statue, Hyde Park, Sydney
  • Queen Victoria Memorial, Melbourne
  • Edmund Fitzgibbon statue, Melbourne
  • Statue of John McDouall Stuart, Victoria Square, Adelaide.
  • Sir John Robertson in the Domain, Sydney
  • Statue of Daniel Deniehy, Lands Department Building, Sydney.
  • The South African War Memorial, Kings Park, Perth by White. The panels entitled "in defence of the flag" won the Wynne Prize in 1902.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Hutchison, Noel S. (1990). "James White (1861–1918)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. p. 470. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b Serle, Percival (1949). "White, James". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  3. ^ White James Archived 13 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search
  4. ^ "Archibald Prize Wynne 1902 work: In defence of the flag by James S White". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 1 October 2025.

Additional resources listed by the Australian Dictionary of Biography:

  • K. Scarlett, Australian Sculptors (Melb, 1980)
  • Australasian Builder and Contractor's News, 12 Nov 1892, p 238
  • All About Australians, 2 Mar 1903
  • Australasian Art Review, 1 Apr 1899, p 20, 1 July 1899, pp 18, 21, 1 Sept 1899, p 12
  • Lone Hand, Aug 1907, p 380
  • Observer (Adelaide), 21 Nov 1903
  • Sydney Morning Herald, 11 May 1904
  • Advertiser (Adelaide), 6 June 1904
  • Age (Melbourne), 25 May 1907
  • Argus (Melbourne), 27 Sept, 29 Nov 1910, 20 July 1918, and camera supplement, 1 Dec 1928
  • Annual exhibition catalogues, Art Society of New South Wales, 1892, 1894, and Society of Artists, 1896, 1897
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