One of Britain's foremost figurative sculptors. Born New Cross. Interestingly, his stevedore father built his childhood home in West Malling, Kent. Appointed MBE in 2009.
Our information comes from the Guardian obituary.
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James Butler RA
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Earl Alexander of Tunis
{On the front of the plinth:} Field Marshal the Earl Alexander of Tunis, 1891...
Fleet Air Arm
This bronze figure represents Daedalus, the Greek guy who crafted wings for h...
James Greathead statue
Note that part of the Greathead shield used in digging the tunnels at Bank St...
Skipping Katie
The inspiration for the statue was the sculptor's daughter Kate skipping in t...
Other Subjects
Lillie Read
Sculptor active in 1914. Also worked on Giles Gilbert Scott's Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, in particular the carved figures of children in C15 Italian Renaissance style, in the Lady Chapel.
1 memorial
Thomas Thornycroft
Sculptor. born Cheshire. Came to London in 1835 where he was apprenticed to John Francis and worked alongside another of Francis's apprentices, his daughter Mary, whom he married on 29 February 184...
3 memorials
1 memorial
Christine Gregory
Sculptor. Born St Pancras. First woman sculptor of the Royal British Society of Sculptors. List of works and addresses at Mapping of Sculpture.
1 memorial
1 memorial
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