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Charles Sargeant Jagger MC ARA (17 December 1885 – 16 November 1934) was a British sculptor who, following active service in the First World War, sculpted many works on the theme of war. He is best known for his war memorials, especially the Royal Artillery Memorial at Hyde Park Corner and the Great Western Railway War Memorial in ...
Charles Sargeant Jagger (17 December 1885 – 16 November 1934) was a British sculptor who, following active service in the First World War, sculpted many works on the theme of war. He is best known for his war memorials, especially the Royal Artillery Memorial at Hyde Park Corner and the Great Western Railway War Memorial in Paddington Railway ...
Charles Sargeant Jagger was born in Kilnhurst, near Sheffield, Yorkshire, England on 17 December 1885 and from 1899 trained as a metal engraver with Mappin & Webb in Sheffield. He also studied at Sheffield School of Art and, from 1907 to 1911, under Edward Lantéri at the Royal College of Art in London.
A leading sculptor of his time, celebrated for his war memorials. Active service in the Great War gave Jagger an unparalleled insight into the realities of war, making him much in demand in Britain, Europe and beyond for his memorials as well as private commissions.
Jul 8, 2015 · Charles Sargeant Jagger (1885-1934) started out as an apprentice metal engraver at the Sheffield firm Mappin and Webb, but went on to study sculpture, against his parents’ wishes. After attending Sheffield School of Art, he was awarded a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London.
Charles Sargeant Jagger (1885-1934) has come to be regarded as one of the most outstanding British sculptors of the first half of the 20th century. In 1921 he was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors, which subsequently awarded him two gold medals. In 1926, he was made an Associate of the Royal Academy.
birth to death (1,472) death (685) work and occupations (5,453) military (862) soldier (1,204) ‘No Man’s Land‘, Charles Sargeant Jagger, 1919–20.
