James White (2 December 1861 – 14 July 1918) was an Australian sculptor, winner of the Wynne Prize in 1902.
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.
Australian period
White came to Sydney around 1884 and worked for Achille Simonetti on the monument to Governor Arthur Phillip in the Royal Botanic Garden there. White won the Wynne Prize for the group 'In Defence of the Flag' at Sydney in 1902.
Later life White died of cancer while visiting Brisbane and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.White James – Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search He was survived by his wife, son and two daughters.
Selected works
References
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
External links AGNSW collection record of White's Queensland Aboriginal Man 1897