Sculptor. Born Oslo, the son of a distinguished painter. A memorial by Widerberg stands in 53 of the municipalities in Norway affected by the 2011 attacks (which mainly took place in a summer camp on the island of Utøya).
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Nico Widerberg
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St Olav's Church - Seafarers' memorial
To us this is a rather eerie-looking seafarer. A colleague informs us that th...
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James Bubb
Sculptor. Born as James George Bubb, probably near Strand. Surviving London works: Monument to Pitt the Younger in the Guildhall, pediment of Cumberland Terrace in Regent’s Park and other work ther...
Sir Bertram Mackennal
Born in Melbourne, Australia. Came to London to study at the British Museum and the Royal Academy. Also spent some time in Paris where he was influenced by Rodin. Was an associate member of the Roy...
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London Bridge
Four stone bridges have spanned the Thames at this point. The first was built in about 1210 and lasted right through the medieval period. This was the one that had the spikes and is shown in some d...
Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett
Intellectual, political leader, activist and writer. Born Suffolk and brought up at Snape where her family owned the maltings. Pioneer of the women's suffrage movement but she advocated a non-viole...
Lord Raglan
FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan. Commander in the Crimean War 1853 - 56. It is generally thought to have been his overall incompetence that led to the disaster of the Charge of the Light Brigade...
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