Person    | Male  Born 25/7/1931  Died 26/3/2022

James Butler RA

Categories: Sculpture

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.

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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...

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Fleet Air Arm

This bronze figure represents Daedalus, the Greek guy who crafted wings for h...

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James Greathead statue

Note that part of the Greathead shield used in digging the tunnels at Bank St...

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Skipping Katie

The inspiration for the statue was the sculptor's daughter Kate skipping in t...

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Wilkes

The Wilkes squint has been faithfully reproduced in the statue.

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Other Subjects

A. Bertram Pegram

A. Bertram Pegram

English sculptor.

Person, Sculpture

2 memorials
John Gibson (sculptor)

John Gibson (sculptor)

Sculptor. Born near Conwy, Wales. Other work in London: Molyneux Mausoleum in Kensal Green Cemetery. Died Rome.

Person, Sculpture, Italy, Wales

1 memorial
John Bacon the Younger

John Bacon the Younger

Son of John Bacon the elder. He trained as a sculptor and carried on his father's business.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Eduardo Paolozzi

Eduardo Paolozzi

Sculptor and printmaker. Born in Edinburgh of Italian parents. His father (and we think his maternal grandfather) died on the Arandora Star. A major figure in the development of the pop-art style. ...

Person, Sculpture, Italy, Scotland

1 memorial
Eric Kennington

Eric Kennington

Artist and sculptor. Born Chelsea.  Served on the Western Front in WW1 and was invalided out in June 1915.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial