Paul Raphael Montford
Paul Raphael Montford | |
|---|---|
 Montford c. 1900. Photographer unknown. | |
| Born | Paul Raphael Montford 1 November 1868 |
| Died | 15 January 1938 (aged 69) |
| Education | Royal Academy Schools |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Spouse |
Marian Alice Dibdin (m. 1912) |
| Father | Horace Montford |
Paul Raphael Montford (1 November 1868 – 15 January 1938) was an English-born sculptor, also active in Australia; winner of the gold medal of the Royal Society of British Sculptors in 1934.[1]
Early life
Montford was born in Kentish Town, London, the son of Horace Montford, a sculptor, and his wife Sarah Elizabeth, née Lewis. Montford married Marian Alice Dibdin (daughter of W. J. Dibdin) a capable oil-painter, on 11 September 1912.[1]
Career
Sculpting commissions in England were scarce after World War I, so Montford decided to go to Australia in 1923 believing the light would be favourable to sculpture. He had difficulty in getting commissions and taught at the Gordon Technical College in Geelong, Victoria, in July 1924 exhibited at the Geelong Art Gallery, and became president of the Victorian Artists' Society in 1930.[2]
In Australia, there are approximately seventy works by Montford.[2] He provided a model from which a portrait bust of Socrates was carved by Victor Wager in 1932, for the University of Western Australia.
Montford was the subject for his wife, Marion's, winning entry in the 1931 Archibald Prize.[3]
In 1937 Montford joined Robert Menzies' anti-modernist organisation, the Australian Academy of Art as a foundation member,[4] but died before its first exhibition.
Notable works
Montfont was responsible for the design of:[2]
- Architectural sculptures
- 1892 – Battersea Town Hall[5]
- 1904 – Commerce and Industry,[6] Cardiff Crown Court
- 1904 – The Flow, Poetry and Music,[7] and The Sea Receiving the Severn,[8] Cardiff City Hall
- 1908 – Victory freize,[9][10] King Charles Street archway, Whitehall, London
- 1914 – Kelvinbridge,[11] Glasgow
- 1920 – Alfred Beit, Sir Julius Wernher, and four allegorical figures, Royal School of Mines,[12] London
- 1921 – Croydon Cenotaph, comprising two bronze statues designed by Montford, located in Croydon, England
- n.d. – William Caxton,[13] and George Heriot,[14] Exhibition Road façade of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Memorial sculptures (not attached to buildings or structures)
- 1913 – Henry Campbell-Bannerman, bronze bust, located in Stirling, Scotland
- 1927 – Sir Ross Macpherson Smith,[15] located in Creswell Gardens, Adelaide
- 1928 – Charles Norman Morrison,[2] located at the Geelong College
- 1929 – William Chaffey,[16] located in Mildura
- 1930 – The Court Favourite,[17] located in Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne
- 1932 – Adam Lindsay Gordon,[18] located outside Parliament House, Melbourne
- 1932 – Carlo Catani, bronze bust[19] at the base of a clocktower, also dedicated in Catani's honour, but not designed by Montford, located in St Kilda
- 1935 – John Wesley,[20] located outside the Wesley Church, Melbourne
- 1935 – Anne Daly (also known as Mother Mary Berchmans), bronze bust,[21] located at the St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy
- 1937 – George Higinbotham,[22] located outside Treasury Buildings, East Melbourne
- 1938 – Eros, bronze statue[23][24] in the fountain in the Memorial Garden to Pioneers, the Garden Palace dome, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
- Other sculptures
- – A Girl Spinning
- – Elf-Babes
- – The Bather
- – A Favourite of the Gods
- – Center panel of memorial for the bandsmen who went down with the "Titanic"
- – Water-Nymph
References
- 1 2 Zimmer, Jenny (1986). "Montford, Paul Raphael (1868–1938)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. p. 557. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 "MONTFORD, Paul Raphael (1868-1938)". Heritage Guide. Geelong College. n.d. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ Montford, Marian (1931). "Portrait of Paul Montford, Esq" (image). Art Gallery of New South Wales.
- ↑ Australian Academy of Art First Exhibition, April 8th-29th, Sydney : Catalogue (1st ed.). Sydney: Australian Academy of Art. 1938. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ↑ Saint, Andrew, ed. (2013). "1. Public Buildings". Survey of London, Volume 49: Battersea: Public, Commercial and Cultural (PDF). Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300196160.
- ↑ "Commerce and Industry". Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "Poetry and Music". Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "The Sea Receiving the Severn". Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ Landow, George P. (13 August 2011). "Arch over King Charles Street". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ↑ Speel, Bob (March 2018). "Statues and Snow in Westminster - Sculpture of the Month for March 2018". Sculptures in London. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ Banerjee, Jacqueline (19 October 2009). "Philosophy and Inspiration". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Albertopolis: Royal School of Mines". Royal Institute of British Architects. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ↑ Landow, George P. (2 June 2014). "William Caxton". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ Landow, George P. (2 June 2014). "George Heriot". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Sir Ross Smith". Monuments Australia. n.d. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "William Chaffey". Monuments Australia. n.d. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ Whitehead, Georgina (July 2008). "Flagstaff Gardens". eMelbourne.net.au. School of Historical & Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Adam Lindsay Gordon". Monuments Australia. n.d. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Carlo Catani". Monuments Australia. n.d. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "John Wesley". Monuments Australia. n.d. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Mother Mary Berchmans Daly". Monuments Australia. n.d. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "George Higinbotham". Monuments Australia. n.d. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ Churchill, Jenny (2015). The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney: the first 200 years. Ultimo, NSW: Halstead Press. p. 37. ISBN 9781925043204.
- ↑ Lumley, Ann (1990). Sydney's sculpture. Melbourne: Longman Cheshire. ISBN 0582868203.
Further reading
- Beattie, Susan (1983). The New Sculpture. New Haven: Yale University Press.
- "Paul Raphael Montford", Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, 11 May 2011
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Bridget Cherry (1989). London. Vol. One. London: Penguin Books.
External links
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