William Silver Frith was a British sculptor.

Frith graduated from the Lambeth School of Art

Lambeth School of Art

Lambeth School of Art was founded in 1854 by William Gregory as a night school associated with the St. Mary the Less Church in London.-History:...

 and the Royal Academy Schools, and became assistant to Jules Dalou

Jules Dalou

Aimé-Jules Dalou was a French sculptor, recognized as one of the most brilliant virtuosos of nineteenth-century France, admired for his perceptiveness, execution, and unpretentious realism.-Life:...

. By 1880 Frith had succeeded Dalou as master at the newly formed South London Technical Art School (which replaced Lambeth School of Art

Lambeth School of Art

Lambeth School of Art was founded in 1854 by William Gregory as a night school associated with the St. Mary the Less Church in London.-History:...

 and is now called City and Guilds of London Art School

City and Guilds of London Art School

The City and Guilds of London Art School is an art college in London, England, United Kingdom. It is one of the country's longest established art colleges, and offers courses ranging from Foundation, through B.A. degree, Postgraduate Diploma and M.A...

). There he became a guiding force to several of the figures in the New Sculpture

New Sculpture

The New Sculpture refers to a movement in late 19th-century British sculpture.The term "New Sculpture" was coined by the first historian of the movement, the critic Edmund Gosse, who wrote a four-part series for the Art Journal in 1894...

 school, including F. W. Pomeroy

F. W. Pomeroy

Frederick William Pomeroy RA was a prolific British sculptor of architectural and monumental works.He was born in London, the son of an artist-craftsman. He trained with William Silver Frith at the South London Technical School of Art , where he was also taught by Jules Dalou...

, C.J. Allen, and George Frampton

George Frampton

Sir George James Frampton, RA was a notable British sculptor and leading member of the New Sculpture movement.-Early life and career:...

.

In his own work he was primarily an architectural sculptor, often with architect Sir Aston Webb

Aston Webb

Sir Aston Webb, RA, FRIBA was an English architect, active in the late 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century...

. That work includes:

• figures of Justice, Truth, Patience and Plenty, Victoria Law Courts, Birmingham
  Victoria Law Courts, Birmingham
  The Victoria Law Courts on Corporation Street, Birmingham 4, England is a Grade I listed, red brick and terracotta building that now houses Birmingham Magistrates' Court.-History:...
  
   (1885)
• the Metropolitan Life Assurance Company building in Moorgate, London
• fountain figures at Christ's Hospital, Horsham, Sussex, England
• Imperial College, South Kensington
• supervising sculptor and the Canada group for the Duolton Fountain, Glasgow (1887-1888)
• statues of British sculptors Grinling Gibbons
  Grinling Gibbons
  Grinling Gibbons was an English sculptor and wood carver known for his work in England, including St Paul's Cathedral, Blenheim Palace and Hampton Court Palace. He was born and educated in Holland where his father was a merchant...
  
  and John Bacon
  John Bacon
  John Bacon was a British sculptor.Born in Southwark, he was the son of a cloth worker from Somerset. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to a manufacturer of porcelain at Lambeth, where he was at first employed in painting the small ornamental pieces of china, but was promoted to modeller...
  
  for the Victoria and Albert Museum (1899-1909)

Sources

• online biography with photos