Person    | Male  Born 25/7/1931  Died 26/3/2022

James Butler RA

Categories: Sculpture

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.

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James Butler RA

Creations i

Earl Alexander of Tunis

{On the front of the plinth:} Field Marshal the Earl Alexander of Tunis, 1891...

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Fleet Air Arm

This bronze figure represents Daedalus, the Greek guy who crafted wings for h...

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James Greathead statue

Note that part of the Greathead shield used in digging the tunnels at Bank St...

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Skipping Katie

The inspiration for the statue was the sculptor's daughter Kate skipping in t...

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Wilkes

The Wilkes squint has been faithfully reproduced in the statue.

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Other Subjects

Doreen (Dorrit) Collins

Doreen (Dorrit) Collins

Sculptor, artist and co-founder with Eddy Renton of the charity Kith and Kids.

Person, Art, Sculpture, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Cecil Thomas

Cecil Thomas

Sculptor and medalist.  Born 24 Hedley Road, Shepherd's Bush.  Many commissions for the Royal Mint.  Other work in London: the Tubby Clayton and  Alfred Henry Forster tombs (effectively horizontal ...

Person, Sculpture

3 memorials
Wiliam Kerwin

Wiliam Kerwin

Active post Great Fire of 1666.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Giuseppe Lund

Giuseppe Lund

Metal sculptor active in 1993.  2012 Lund is looking for commissions to fund a solo row across the Atlantic to raise money to provide fresh-water wells.  Go on, you know you need a decorative gate!...

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Kevin Jordan

Kevin Jordan

M.A. (R.C.A.)

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial