All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. English: Sir Charles Thomas Wheeler KCVO RA (1892–1974) was a British sculptor, and the first sculptor to hold the Presidency of the Royal Academy (from 1956 through 1966). He became a Fellow of the Royal Academy in 1940 and became its President in 1956. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository, Charles Wheeler (it); Charles Wheeler (fr); Charles Wheeler (ast); Charles Wheeler (ca); Charles Wheeler (de); Charles Wheeler (pt); Charles Wheeler (sq); Charles Wheeler (da); Charles Wheeler (sl); チャールズ・トーマス・ウィーラー (ja); Charles Wheeler (sv); צ'ארלס וילר (he); Charles Wheeler (nl); Charles Wheeler (fi); Charles Wheeler (en); Charles Wheeler (es); Charles Wheeler (nb) britischer Bildhauer, Maler und Medailleur (de); English sculptor (1892-1974) (en); رسام من المملكة المتحدة (ar); Brits kunstschilder (1892-1974) (nl); pintor británicu (1892–1974) (ast) Charles Thomas,Sir Wheeler, Charles Thomas Wheeler Sir, Charles Wheeler (Sir), Charles Thomas Wheeler, Charles Thomas Wheeler (Sir), Charles Thomas, Sir Wheeler (en); チャールズ・ウィーラー (ja); Charles Thomas Wheeler (de); Charles Wheeler (Sir), Charles Thomas Wheeler, Charles Thomas Wheeler (Sir) (nl), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Library of Congress authority ID: no2013021836, Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteurs ID: 149225520, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 31824, Four sculptures by Sir Charles Wheeler.jpg, Guardian Lion by Sir Charles Wheeler (facing left).jpg, Guardian Lion by Sir Charles Wheeler (facing right).jpg, Lady of the Bank relief, Bank of England, London.jpg, Lady Wulfruna - geograph.org.uk - 316799.jpg, Lady Wulfuna - geograph.org.uk - 683343.jpg, St George Combatant by Sir Charles Wheeler.jpg, St George Triumphant by Sir Charles Wheeler.jpg, Statue Of Ariel-Bank Of England-Tivoli Corner-London.JPG, The Lady of the Bank pediment sculpture, Bank of England.jpg, Trafalgar Square Fountains - geograph.org.uk - 908915.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Charles_Wheeler_(sculptor)&oldid=366347995, Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, 20th-century sculptors from the United Kingdom, Alumni of the University of Wolverhampton, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Wheeler was born in Codsall, Staffordshire and raised in nearby Wolverhampton. 14 March 1892 () Sir Charles, whose traditionalist works appeared on many major public memorials and buildings, was president of the Royal Academy for 10 years from 1956. That's it.

He studied at the Municipal School of Art in Wolverhampton (now Wolverhampton University) under Robert Emerson. Fountain and memorial plates for Blackmoor Cloisters (War Memorial) by Sir Herbert Baker. [4] From 1942 to 1949, he served as a Trustee of the Tate Gallery and in 1946 was a member of the Royal Fine Art Commission. [1] In 1912 he won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art where he studied under Édouard Lantéri. During the Second World War he was the only sculptor to have a permanent contract with the War Artists Advisory Committee. From the New York Times of Aug. 23, 1974: “LONDON, Aug. 22 — Sir Charles Wheeler, the sculptor, died tonight at his home in Mayfield, Sussex. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. [5] In 1968 he wrote his autobiography, High Relief. For World War I Wheeler was classified as unfit for active service and instead modeled artificial limbs for war amputees. I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like. For others with the same name see Charles Wheeler (disambiguation) Sir Charles Wheeler. This category contains only the following page. This page was last modified on 26 April 2016, at 20:19. [2] In 1912 he won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art where he studied under Édouard Lantéri until 1917. Wheeler was the son of a journalist and was born in Codsall, Staffordshire, and raised in nearby Wolverhampton. Wheeler came to specialize in portraits and architectural sculpture. He came to specialize in portraits and architectural sculpture. This page was last edited on 16 September 2019, at 20:39. [6][7], Notable works include by Wheeler include,[8]. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. You could also do it yourself at any point in time. Sir Charles Thomas WheelerKCVOCBEPRA(14 March 1892 –22 August 1974) was a British sculptorwho worked in bronze and stone who became the first sculptor to hold the Presidency of the Royal Academy, from 1956 through 1966. In 1968 he wrote his autobiography, High Relief. Congratulations on this excellent venture… what a great idea! Bank of England facade, sculpture by Sir Charles Wheeler. Sir Charles Thomas Wheeler KCVO CBE PRA (14 March 1892 – 22 August 1974) was a British sculptor who worked in bronze and stone who became the first sculptor to hold the Presidency of the Royal Academy, from 1956 through 1966.[1]. Bank of England facade, sculpture by Sir Charles Wheeler. The following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total. His tenure as RA president was controversial for the decision by the Academy to sell the most valuable painting in its collection, the Leonardo da Vinci cartoon of The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist. Sculptor Born in Church Lane, Codsall, Staffordshire. During the Second World War Wheeler was the only sculptor to be given full-time contracts by the War Artists' Advisory Committee.

The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. His age was 82. Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, "Sir Charles Thomas Wheeler PRA, KCVO, CBE", The 20-foot bronze doors and a major program of sculptures, including the ". It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? sculptures for India House, Aldwych, with Baker, 1928–30. He studied at the Wolverhampton College of Art, now Wolverhampton University, under Robert Emerson, between 1908 and 1912. Born: Charles Thomas Wheeler. From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core, Bank of England facade, sculpture by Sir Charles Wheeler, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, File:Philip Louis Vian by Charles Wheeler, 1942.jpg, St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/plaques/LichfieldStreet.htm, Works by Charles Wheeler in the collection the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 'Sir Charles Thomas Wheeler PRA, KCVO, CBE', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Charles_Wheeler_(sculptor)&oldid=717303789, Birth-date transclusions with invalid parameters, End-date transclusions with invalid parameters, Commons category link is defined as the pagename, Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Alumni of the University of Wolverhampton, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, About Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core, 20-foot bronze doors and a major program of sculptures, including the ".