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
Sir George Frampton
Sculptor. Born at 91 Brook Street, Lambeth. Died at home at 91 Carlton Hill, St John's Wood.
9 memorials
Eduardo Paolozzi
Sculptor and printmaker. Born in Edinburgh of Italian parents. His father (and we think his maternal grandfather) died on the Arandora Star. A major figure in the development of the pop-art style. ...
1 memorial
José Simões de Almeida
Sculptor. Born at Figueiró dos Vinhos, Portugal. Known as 'Nephew' to distinguish him from his uncle who had the same name and was also a sculptor. He trained at the School of Fine Arts of Lisbon. ...
1 memorial
Cass Sculpture Foundation / Sculpture at Goodwood
Previously known as Sculpture at Goodwood this commissions sculpture and displays it in a lovely sculpture park near Chichester.
1 memorial
Diane Gorvin
Sculptor. Trained at the Bournemouth and Poole College of Art. Married to Philip Bews also a sculptor - a comprehensive list of their works and CVs can be found on their website.
4 memorials
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1 memorial
Greater London Council
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could not abide its left-wing politics, nor its leader, Ken Livingstone. On its 50th anniversary Diamond Geezer posted a goo...
241 memorials
Queen Mother visits Guy's
SE1, Great Maze Pond, Guy's Hospital - the Colonnade
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother unveiled this stone to commemorate her visit to Guy's House on 16th December 1964. Erected i...
2 subjects commemorated,
5 creators
London Borough of Haringey
Created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs: Hornsey, Wood Green and Tottenham. 2007 - 10, Haringey Council ran its own historic plaques scheme to commemorate notable or famous lo...
18 memorials
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Poet & painter. Born 38 Charlotte Street, son of an Italian political refugee and Professor of Italian (with a bit of a thing about Dante). Brother to Christina. Their mother was brother to Dr ...
4 memorials
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