Born John Robert Steell, Aberdeen. Queen Victoria's official sculptor in Scotland, his work includes the Walter Scott statue at the Scott Monument in Edinburgh and Robert Burns in Albert Square, Dundee. There are works by him in Central Park, New York. Died Edinburgh and is buried in the Old Calton Cemetery.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir John Steell
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James Wilson - gone
Marble and said to be 12-foot high but that must be including the pedestal, s...
Robert Burns
Quill pen in hand. Unveiled by Lord Rosebery. This statue is one of 3 copies ...
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Sir William Reynolds-Stephens
Sculptor. Born in Detroit to British parents and educated in Europe. He added the Reynolds to his surname in 1890. Made the very unusual sculpture A Royal Game 1906-11. Died Tunbridge Wells.
J. Starkie Gardner
Sculptor of, and historian on, decorative ironwork. Also wrote on geology and botany and collected fossils. His company, based in Lambeth, did all the metal work at 2 Temple Place, inside and out, ...
Huang Jian
Sculptor. She has created group sculptures for the most recent Olympics in Beijing, London and Rio de Janiero.
William Behnes
Born London but brought up in Dublin. Very successful and prolific sculptor but he was a difficult man with "evil habits" (which seem to have been mainly liquid) and never achieved membership of t...
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Montagu Sharpe
WC1, Gray's Inn Square
This memorial is a sundial in the shape of a armillary sphere - see Wolff for another example. The sphere is supported by 4 silhouetted g...
William Wilkins
Architect. Born in St Giles, Norwich. His first architectural work, was improvements to Thoresby Park, Nottinghamshire. He travelled throughout Europe and published his researches into both classic...
Stratford Works
The locomotive building works of the Great Eastern Railway.The original shops were built by the railway 'King', George Hudson. In addition to the engineering facilities, Hudson provided accommodati...
Yosef Gutfreund
Wrestling coach. Born Yosef (or Yossef) Gutfreund in Romania. He was part of the Israeli team at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. He was awakened by Palestinian terrorists infiltrating the Olympic...
Person, Sport / Games, Tragedy, Germany, Israel/Palestine, Romania
Art in the Park
Art in the Park is a charity devoted to enriching Londoners' lives and environment through visual arts. They run art and performance based education and training workshops, and are involved in comm...
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