In 1917, Wickham received a degree in Modeling and Sculpture from Massachusetts Normal Art School, (now Massachusetts College of Art and Design).
 The same year, he apprenticed under renowned sculptor, and fellow Worcester native, Andrew O'Connor.
Being the "slimmest of the students," Wickham was O'Connor's model for the Spanish War Memorial statue, 1898 Soldier (image), still on display in Worcester's Wheaton Square.

Before his career as an editorial artist, Wickham invented orthodontal devices, including a "trimmer for bad teeth," and an "Apparatus for Trimming Ondontological Casts," for which he received a US patent (Mar. 21, 1919).
In 1917, Wickham received a degree in Modeling and Sculpture from Massachusetts Normal Art School, (now Massachusetts College of Art and Design).  The same year, he apprenticed under renowned sculptor, and fellow Worcester native, Andrew O'Connor. Being the "slimmest of the students," Wickham was O'Connor's model for the Spanish War Memorial statue, 1898 Soldier (image), still on display in Worcester's Wheaton Square.
Before his career as an editorial artist, Wickham invented orthodontal devices, including a "trimmer for bad teeth," and an "Apparatus for Trimming Ondontological Casts," for which he received a US patent (Mar. 21, 1919).
Vincent Schofield Wickham