Thomas Wran | |
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 Wran in February 1865, photographed by G. R. Gibbs | |
| Born | Thomas Vallance Wran 9 March 1832 Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom |
| Died | 7 September 1891 (aged 59) Hawkes Bay, Red Sea |
| Burial place | Aden, Yemen |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Architectural sculpture |
| Notable work | Bull, Price & Co and Edwards warehouses, 1874 Newton Bros Warehouse, 1875 Haymarket Branch, Commercial Bank of Sydney, 1876 The Great Synagogue, 1878 Founders Building Newington College, 1880 The General Post Office Sydney, 1883 |
| Style | High Victorian (Ruskinian Romanesque) |
| Awards | Sculpture Prize, South London Industrial Exhibition, Feb. 1865 Sculpture Prize, Society of Arts |
Thomas Vallance Wran (6 March 1832 – 9 September 1891)[1] was an English born Ruskinian-Romanesque sculptor, who arrived in Australia in 1870 aged thirty-eight, and spent his remaining years working with three of Sydney's leading architects on major institutional monuments. His architectural sculpture is remarkable for its three-dimensional force, creativity, and the invention of an indigenous ornament.
