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
1 memorial
Frances Segelman
Sculptor. Born Leeds. Through her 2016 marriage to philanthropist and businessman, Sir Jack Petchey she is known as Lady Petchey.
1 memorial
Farmer & Brindley
Firm of sculptors. Founded by William Farmer (1825-1879) and William Brindley. Worked on many buildings including the Natural History Museum, the Albert Memorial and Holborn Viaduct. In 1929 the fi...
4 memorials
William Robert Colton
Sculptor. Born Paris but came to England early and made his home in London. The only other public work in London that we know of is the 1897 Mermaid Fountain or Little Nell, in Hyde Park, just nor...
1 memorial
Gillian Wearing
Artist. Gillian C. Wearing, CBE, RA, was born on 6 December 1963 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, (now Birmingham, West Midlands), a daughter of Bryan J. Wearing and Jean R. Wearing née Gregory. She c...
1 memorial