Person    | Male  Born 21/3/1860  Died 15/12/1952

Sir William Goscombe John

Categories: Sculpture

Countries: Wales

Born in Cardiff as William Goscombe John but he adopted Goscombe. He travelled across Europe and studied with Rodin. Worked in the "new sculpture" style. When he and his wife Marthe returned to the UK in about 1905 they lived at 24 Greville Road, St John's Wood/Kilburn.  Marthe died in 1923 and he created a memorial statue for her tomb in Hampstead Cemetery, a female figure, well-clothed, in a pose similar to that on Sullivan's memorial, which has been stolen, 2001, returned and, 2006 stolen again. He died at home in Greville Road.

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Sir William Goscombe John

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Sir Arthur Sullivan

Leaning against the pedestal there is a crying woman. The guitar, score and m...

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Wolseley statue

Unveiled by the Duke of Connaught. Photo of the unveiling.

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Other Subjects

Rebecca Hawkins
1 memorial
Paul Day

Paul Day

Sculptor. Best known work (you love it or you hate it) is the huge statue (which we do not love) at St Pancras station with the deep relief frieze around the eye level plinth (we do love that), whi...

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3 memorials
Patricia Finch

Patricia Finch

Other work in London includes "Seated Girl", 1990 in Golders Hill Park.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Doreen Kern

Doreen Kern

British sculptor. From Art UK: "Sculptor in bronze. Technical knowledge was acquired while working at The Morris Singer Foundry, and she also studied at The Hampstead Garden Suburb Institute. Showe...

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Jonathan Wylder

Jonathan Wylder

Sculptor. Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire. originally a painter, he turned to sculpture in his thirties. His subjects include Mother Theresa of Calcutta.  His own website.

Person, Sculpture

2 memorials