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Michael Black

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Michael Black

Sculptor, based in Oxford active around 1971 - 85.

2023: We were sorry to receive this from Tiffany Black, Michael's daughter: "I am writing to let you know that Michael Black who sculpted the Crutched Friars, died in 2019. He also has other works in public collections in London; bust of Alexander Douglas-Home in the Parliamentary Art Collection, and a bust of Sir Sacheverell Sitwell in the National Portrait Gallery."

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Michael Black

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Crutched Friars

Red granite and off-white marble with some bronze. Close examination of this...

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Paul Reuter bust

This style of bust, called a herm bust, originated in ancient Greece. Oddly, ...

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Sir William Reynolds-Stephens

Sir William Reynolds-Stephens

Sculptor.  Born in Detroit to British parents and educated in Europe.  He added the Reynolds to his surname in 1890.  Made the very unusual sculpture A Royal Game 1906-11. Died Tunbridge Wells.

Person, Sculpture, USA

1 memorial
Charles James Pibworth

Charles James Pibworth

Sculptor. Born Gloucestershire, studied in Bristol. Member of the Art Workers' Guild and a Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors. Often worked for Charles Holden. Looking for Pibworth wo...

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Mabey & Co

Mabey & Co

Mapping Sculpture explains that this was "Active: 1878 - 1900" and "A successful business run by three generations of the same family: James Mabey (1812-83), Charles Henry Mabey (1836-1912) and Cha...

Group, Sculpture

1 memorial
E. Onslow Ford

E. Onslow Ford

Born Islington as Edward Onslow Ford, but he dropped the Edward. Studied Antwerp and Munich.  A successful and well-liked sculptor.  Died at home, 62 Acacia Road.  The picture here is a portrait by...

Person, Sculpture

12 memorials
Raymond Watson

Raymond Watson

Sculptor. From ArtEventsJa: "Raymond Watson has lived and worked in Jamaica, Trinidad, and London, and exhibited across the Caribbean, the United States, South America and England. ... In 1994, Ray...

Person, Sculpture, Jamaica

1 memorial

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Greater London Council

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...

Group, Politics & Administration

244 memorials
Keith Bowler

Keith Bowler

We cannot find any information about Bowler himself, only that in c.1990-2010, at least, he lived in Wilkes Street Spitalfields and created these unusual pavement plaques. We understand they were c...

Person, Sculpture

22 memorials
Croydon South Rotary Club

Croydon South Rotary Club

Rotary clubs were founded to encourage fellowship amongst members of local business communities.

Group, Community / Clubs

4 memorials