F. W. Pomeroy

Frederick William Pomeroy RA (1856-1924) was a prolific British sculptor of architectural and monumental works.

He was born in London, the son of an artist-craftsman. He trained with William Silver Frith at the South London Technical School of Art, where he was also taught by Jules Dalou. In 1880, he was able to enter the Royal Academy Schools, where he won a travelling scholarship which took him to Paris and Italy. He was elected ARA in 1906, and RA in 1917.

Pomeroy was one of the so-called New Sculptors identified by Edmund Gosse in 1894. The New Sculptors were distinguished by a stylistic turn towards naturalism and their work in architectural sculpture.

Pomeroy's largest outdoor works are the four enormous figures on the upstream side of Vauxhall Bridge in London. Dating from 1907, they represent: "Pottery", "Engineering", "Architecture" and "Agriculture". Pomeroy's other architectural sculpture includes:

* Sheffield Town Hall
* the figures of "Truth", "Fortitude" and the "Recording Angel" at the Old Bailey, and the finial figure of "Justice"
* City Hall, Cardiff, Wales
* Paisley Town Hall, Scotland
* the pediment of Belfast City Hall
* Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London
* extensive work at Liverpool John Moores University

Smaller works include:

* statue of the 16th Earl of Derby in the Concert Hall of St George's Hall, Liverpool [Sharples, Joseph; Pollard, Richard. "Liverpool." In cite book | last =Pollard| first =Richard | authorlink = | coauthors =Nikolaus Pevsner | title =The Buildings of England: Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West |edition= | publisher =Yale University Press | date =2006 | location =New Haven & London | pages =296 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =0 300 10910 5 ]

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External links

* [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/speel/sculpt/pomeroy.htm Online description of Pomeroy's work]