C. B. Birch

  • Artist (Sculptor)
C.B. Birch was an English sculptor who received commissions to create work in Australia, including for the Australian Joint Stock Bank in Sydney, this despite never having actually visited Australia. His work also featured as part of the British Loan Collection that was exhibited at the Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition in 1888.

sculptor, was popular in Sydney although he never came to the colony. Building News 27 July 1888 reported that Justice and Plenty on the Australian Joint Stock Bank, Sydney, were by C.B. Birch ARA. A bronze Retaliation by C.B. Birch, ARA, was exhibited in the 'British Loan Collection’ at the Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition of 1888-9, lent by the sculptor.

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Staff Writer
Date written:
1999
Last updated:
2011