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Bertram Mackennal

1863 – 1931

Australian sculptor

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About Bertram Mackennal

Lived 1863 – 1931 (aged 68). Bertram Mackennal was an Australian artist, postage stamp designer, sculptor and medalist.

Selected works

Five Foolish Virgins, relief, (exhibited 1886) Sculptured reliefs, Parliament House, Melbourne (installed 1887) Louis Buvelot, bust, National Gallery of Victoria (1892) Sarah Bernhardt, bust (1893), exhibited at the Paris Salon of (1894) Truth, bronze statuette, Art Gallery of New South Wales (1894) Glory (1905), Boer War Memorial, Highbury Fields, London. Detail showing the globe of the broken and missing figure of Victory in right handFor She Sitteth on a Seat in the High Places of the City (Rahab), location unknown, (exhibited 1895) Figure over doorway, Mercantile Chambers, Collins Street, Melbourne Pediment, New Government Offices, Whitehall, Westminster, London (1898) Dame Nellie Melba, bust, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (1899) Queen Victoria, seated bronze, the British Embassy gardens, Bangkok (1900) Queen Victoria, statues, Ballarat, Lahore and Blackburn (c.1901) Oceania, Union, University & Schools Club, Sydney Springthorpe Memorial, sculptures, Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, (1901) Sir William John Clarke, Treasury Gardens, Melbourne (1901) Boer War Memorial, (Victory), entrance to Highbury Fields, Islington (1903) The Dancer, bronze life-size statue, Art Gallery of New South Wales (1904) War (Bellona or Victory), Sculpture Garden, Australian War Memorial, Canberra (sculpted 1906) Memorial to Sir Peter Nicol Russell, East Finchley Cemetery, London and University of Sydney (1906–09) The Earth and the Elements (marble group), Tate Gallery (exhibited 1907) Sir William Howard Russell, bust, The Crypt, St Paul's Cathedral, London (1907) Olympic Games Medals, London, 1908 King Edward VII, bronze equestrian statue, Queen Victoria Gardens, Melbourne (unveiled 1920) King Edward VII, bronze statue (and associated figures), Adelaide (unveiled 1920) King Edward VII, bronze equestrian statue, Waterloo Place London (1921) Parliamentary War Memorial, London War Memorial, Corporation Park, Blackburn, Lancashire (1922) War Memorial, Cliveden House, Buckinghamshire, England Here I Am figure for Eton College War Memorial (now at National Gallery of Victoria) (1923) George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, monument, All Saints' church, Kedleston (1931) Marquess Curzon, statue, Carlton House Terrace, London Desert Mounted Corps Memorial, Port Said (1931) (now at Mount Clarence, Albany, Western Australia)

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Important facts

Birth century
Awards
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Also known as
Edgar Bertram Mackennal, Sir Bertram Mackennal, Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal, Bertram Edgar Mackennal

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bertram Mackennal?

Australian sculptor (1863–1931)

When was Bertram Mackennal born?

Bertram Mackennal was born on 12 June 1863 in Melbourne.

When did Bertram Mackennal die?

Bertram Mackennal died on 10 October 1931 in Torquay.

What was Bertram Mackennal's occupation?

Bertram Mackennal was an artist, postage stamp designer, sculptor and medalist.

What nationality was Bertram Mackennal?

Bertram Mackennal was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bertram Mackennal

· Wikidata: Q4895798

· DBpedia: Bertram Mackennal

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