Sculptor. He spent his early years in East Germany, where his father was serving in the army. Returning to Russia, he worked at the Hermitage museum. He was exiled in 1971 for failing to conform to Socialist Realism norms and settled in France. His work often features the 'surreal grotesque'.
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Mihail Chemiakin
Statue unveiled by Prince Michael of Kent, as Patron of the Peter the Great T...
Also known as John Michael or Johannes Michel or Jan Michiel Rysbrach or Rijsbrack. Born Antwerp (which probably explains the confusion). Sculptor of busts and funerary monuments of many prominent...
Sculptor. Born Rugby. Cousin to Sir Alfred Gilbert. His son, Donald, also sculpted and they often worked together. Other works in London include: some gates at the Freemasons Hall (inside or ou...
Sculptor and medallist. Born Frankfurt, Germany. From the very informative West Hampstead Life: "Fritz was fourteen when he began an apprenticeship in a workshop specializing in decorative sculptu...
Sculptor, painter, illustrator. Born Watford, son of the photographer, Henry Dixon, who specialised in animal photographs taken at London Zoo, near where they lived. So it's interesting that Harry ...
City mason active post Great Fire of 1666. His work was continued by his son, Thomas Cartwright the Younger (1655 - 1711).
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