George Edward Wade

George Edward Wade
Wade working on statue of John A. Macdonald
Born	1853 (1853)
Died	5 February 1933 (1933-02-06) (Aged 80)
Nationality	English
Known for	Sculpture

George Edward Wade (1853 – February 5, 1933) British sculptor, born in London. He was largely self-taught as an artist and is best remembered for his statues of royalty and politicians.^[1]

In 1929 Wade had two works dedicated in London, to Catherine and William Booth. He was the first General of the Salvation Army and she was the "Army Mother." Mrs. Booth presents a "serene and matronly figure", while he is "an Old Testament figure with eyes ablaze, beard flowing, finger pointing, medals mustered, and a small prayer book in his hand."^[2]

Selected works

• Bust of Ignacy Jan Paderewski 1891

“500 copies of his likeness of the pianist Paderewski went out to America alone.^[3]

• The Macdonald Monument, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 1895
• Queen Victoria, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1897
• Lady Henry Somerset Memorial, London, 1897 (stolen 1971 and replaced by a copy in 1991)

Another casting was placed in Portland, Maine, USA in 1917^[4]

• Alexandra of Denmark, London, 1908
• William Booth, London, 1929
• Catherine Booth, 1929

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