James White (sculptor)

James White (2 December 1861 – 14 July 1918) was an Australian sculptor, winner of the Wynne Prize in 1902.

[1][2] White came to Sydney around 1884[1] and worked for Achille Simonetti on the monument to Governor Arthur Phillip in the Royal Botanic Garden there.

[1] White won the Wynne Prize for the group 'In Defence of the Flag' at Sydney in 1902.

White came to Australia when there were few sculptors there of ability, and it must be presumed that his sketch models were better than his finished works, as in later years he more than once obtained important commissions in competition with better men.

White's head of an Australian aboriginal is in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.