Percy George Bentham

Percy George Bentham (1883–1936) was a British sculptor whose works include portrait busts, statues and several war memorials.[1][2] He was a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors, and a member of the Art Workers' Guild.[3][4]

He was born in Fulham in 1883. He studied at City and Guilds of London School of Art under William Silver Frith, the Royal Academy School,[5] and in Paris. In 1907 he was awarded a first prize of £20 and a silver medal, for a set of four models of a figure from the life.[3] He was a pupil of Alfred Drury R.A., and assistant to Albert Bruce-Joy[1][6] and also in the studio of William Robert Colton.

  1. ^ a b "Mr. Percy Bentham". Times. 19 June 1936. p. 11 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ "PERCY GEORGE BENTHAM". RMSG HISTORY EXTRA. History of the Royal Masonic School for Girls.
  3. ^ a b "Percy George Bentham". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951, University of Glasgow History of Art.
  4. ^ Cavanagh, Terry (April 2024). "Percy George Bentham (1883–1936)". Public Statues and Sculpture Association.
  5. ^ "Percy George Bentham (b. 1883)". Royal Academy.
  6. ^ "Landseer Lions for Canada". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 12 February 1914 – via British Library Newspaper.