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.
Our information comes from the Guardian obituary.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
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...
Fleet Air Arm
This bronze figure represents Daedalus, the Greek guy who crafted wings for h...
James Greathead statue
Note that part of the Greathead shield used in digging the tunnels at Bank St...
Skipping Katie
The inspiration for the statue was the sculptor's daughter Kate skipping in t...
Other Subjects
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Artist, sculptor. Born Devonshire Street. Designer of the prehistoric 'monsters' original made for and exhibited at the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park but now in Crystal Palace Park. They were moved...
1 memorial
Oliver Wheatley
For some more of his work in London see the ever excellent Ornamental Passions.
2 memorials
Kreshnik Xhiku
Sculptor. Born in Albania and now resident in the USA. His works include memorials to the Albanian hero George Skanderbeg in London, Macedonia and Michigan, and a monument to Mother Teresa of Calcu...
1 memorial
Richard Moore
Father of Capt. Francis W. Moore, M.C. whose name appears on the memorial erected by his father. If Moore Snr. really did the carving on the monument then he was a talented sculptor and we are surp...
1 memorial
1 memorial
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James Fegan
Philanthropist. Born James William Condell Fegan in Southampton. He moved to London in 1865 and eventually joined a firm of colonial brokers. He soon became aware of the plight of many young boys l...
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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