Julius "Uli" Nimptsch

Uli Nimptsch RA

Born 22 May 1897 Died 2 January 1977

Active: 1951 - 1969

Country of birth: Germany

Country of death: England

Sculptor

Born Charlottenburg, Berlin. Sculptor of the human figure and portraits, predominantly in bronze. Studied at Applied Art School, Berlin 1915-17; Berlin Academy 1919-1926. Left Germany in 1931 for Rome, 1931-38 and Paris 1938-9. Settled in London 1939. A.R.A. 1958. R.A. 1967. Master of Royal Academy Sculpture School 1966-69.

Commissions include: Brendan Bracken, Times Building; Neighbourly Encounter, Bermondsey, London; statue of David Lloyd George for House of Commons, London, completed 1963.

Exhibitions include: Redfern Gallery, London 1942 (solo); LCC 1948, 54; Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool 1957; Royal Academy from 1957; LCC 1960.

Collections include: Tate Gallery; Arts Council; Leeds City Art Galleries.

Further reading: Uli Nimptsch R.A., Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1973, (exh. cat.). Sculpture by Uli Nimptsch, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 12 April – 11 May 1957, (exh. cat.).

Biography from Whiteley (2001)

Locations

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Address 409 Fulham Road London | View on map 1951 (Circa) - 1969 (Circa)

Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events

Exhibited at The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition, 1826- 1951 - 1969 Exhibited at the annual exhibition 2 times: 1951 (2 works) and 1969 (2 works).

Institutional and Business Connections

Elected ARA Royal Academy of Arts 24 April 1958 - 21 April 1967 Elected R.A. in 1967. See Popp and Valentine, \'Royal Academy of Arts Directory of Membership\', (1996), p. 89.

Elected RA Royal Academy of Arts 21 April 1967 Became a senior R.A. on the 31 December 1972. See Popp and Valentine, \'Royal Academy of Arts Directory of Membership\', (1996), p. 89.

Teacher of modeling at Royal Academy Schools 1966 - 1969 Listed as Master of the Sculpture School. See Popp and Valentine, \'Royal Academy of Arts Directory of Membership\', (1996), p. 89. Sources

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Directory of sculptors working and exhibiting in Britain in the 1950s, by Gillian Whiteley 2001 p. 25

Royal Academy of Arts. Directory of Membership from the Foundation in 1768 to 1995 including Honorary Members, 1996 1996 p. 89.

The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826-1990: A dictionary of artists and their work in the Annual Exhibitions of the Royal Scottish Academy. Volume 3, L-Q 1991 p.374 Citing this record

'Uli Nimptsch RA', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib4_1254750302, accessed 25 Apr 2015]