Bust

Bertrand Russell bust

Bertrand Russell bust Bertrand Russell bust

Erection date: 1980

Inscription

{On plinth:}
Bertrand Russell, 1872 - 1970.

Bust was made in 1980, the same year that Camden gave permission for it to be placed in the square and an appeal for funds was launched.

Site: Bertrand Russell bust (1 memorial)

WC1, Red Lion Square

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bertrand Russell bust

Subjects commemorated i

Bertrand Russell

Philosopher, logician, essayist, social critic and campaigner for peace. Th...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Bertrand Russell bust

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Marcelle Quinton

Sculptor. Niece of American industrialist, Henry J Leir.

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