Charles Carlos Marega (September 24, 1871 – March 27, 1939) was a Canadian sculptor in the early 20th century.

Charles Marega
Born
Charles Carlos Marega

September 24, 1871
DiedMarch 27, 1939(1939-03-27) (aged 67)
NationalityCanadian, Italian
Notable workStatue of George Vancouver, King Edward VII Memorial Fountain, Owl on Café Riche, Pretoria, Lions Gate Bridge Lions Statue, Statues for the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, President Warren Harding Memorial, Joe Fortes Memorial Fountain,
One of Marega's lions at the south end of the Lions Gate Bridge

He was born in Lucinico, in the commune of Gorizia, then part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. He received training in plaster work in Mariano, Italy and then studied in Vienna and Zurich. He met Bertha in Zurich, whom he married in 1899. He worked for a while in Cape Colony[1] then moved to Canada, arriving in Vancouver in October 1909, on their way to California. The North Shore Mountains reminded Bertha of her native Switzerland, which led to them settle in Vancouver. Charles Marega lived in Canada for the rest of his life. In 1936, Bertha died. He later became a sculpture teacher at the Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design). He died in 1939 at the age of 67 after teaching a class at the Vancouver School of Art.

His works include:

Joe Fortes Memorial Fountain

References

  1. Segger, Martin, ed. The British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Arcon, Vancouver, 1979 p66
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