Frederick Brook Hitch

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Nationality English Parents Nathaniel Hitch Died 1957		Name Frederick Hitch Known for Sculpture Education Royal Academy of Arts

Born 1897 London, England Notable work War Memorials/Public Monuments

Frederick Brook Hitch (1897–1957), the son of architectural sculptor Nathaniel Hitch, was a British sculptor. He attended the Royal Academy and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and lived in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England.

Other works. Public Statues

A statue of Captain Matthew Flinders on North Terrace, Adelaide.

Statue of Sir Ross Smith in the Creswell Gardens, near Adelaide Oval.

The bronze statue of the hymn-writer Charles Wesley at the Methodist chapel in Bristol. Charles Wesley (1707–1788) was the younger brother of John Wesley. He composed about 9,000 hymns during his lifetime, such as "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" and "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing". The Brook Hitch bronze statue stands in the back courtyard of the Methodist chapel and has the motif "O let me commend my Saviour to you".

Statue of Nelson in Pembroke Gardens, Portsmouth. This was erected in 1951.

A statue of Sir Robert de Mantell in the grounds of Beeleigh Abbey in Essex. Sir Robert de Mantell was the founder of Beeleigh Abbey.

A statue of Saint Giles for St Giles Church in Haughton, Staffordshire.

Exhibitions

Brook Hitch exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1906 to 1947. Until 1914, his exhibits were mostly classical subjects. In 1917 he showed a medal commemorating the Victory of Jutland Bank. Thereafter he exhibited portraits, with the exception of a work entitled Grief, shown in 1924. In 1926 Hitch submitted maquettes in the competition for the award of the Canadian National War Memorial in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Although he was not awarded the commission, his design was shown at the Royal Academy in 1926.

References

Frederick Brook Hitch Wikipedia

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