Stevenson signed himself as Myranda (a elision of his wife's name, Myra, and their surname) to avoid being confused with another sculptor of the same name.
We have not yet found much information about this sculptor but believe this is our man. Also Wikipedia has a page about his Askari Monument or Dar es Salaam African Memorial in Tanzania.
Other work shown here and here. Born Great Britain. Died Brompton Hospital.
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James Alexander Stevenson (Myranda)
The sculptor is elsewhere logged as James Alexander Stevenson but the niche g...
Sculptor. Born in the parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Much admired in his day, his work can be seen at St Paul's and at Westminster Abbey. In 1729, leaving a tavern at Christmas, he slipped and ...
Painter and sculptor especially of animals. Born 88 Queen Anne Street East, Marylebone. Died at home, 18 St John's Wood Road.
In 2006 a final year sculpture student at Heatherley's School of Fine Art in London.
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