Benjamin Sheppard Britain, Australia, South Africa, 1876-1910
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About Benjamin Sheppard
Born in London in 1876, Benjamin Sheppard studied at the Royal Academy prior to his arrival in Tasmania in 1896. A sculptor and teacher, he taught at the Hobart Technical College. Sheppard made the South African Memorial in Hobart's Domain, as well as two large murals for St Joseph's Church. In 1906 he returned to London and later moved to Cape Town in South Africa where he died of tuberculosis in 1910.
Since 1970 we have recorded only one work being sold at auction by this artist, which was in 1994.
Benjamin Sheppard is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 880
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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