Person    | Male  Born 1863  Died 1931

Sir Bertram Mackennal

Categories: Sculpture

Countries: Australia

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 Royal Academy.

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Sir Bertram Mackennal

Creations i

Edward VII statue - Waterloo Place

Unveiled by George V, his son.

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Lord Curzon statue

See the unveiling and hear Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's speech at ITN Sou...

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Paul's Cross and the Richards family

The figure on top is St Paul, of course.

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South African War

We are told by the people at The Register of the Anglo-Boer War that this war...

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Thomas Earp

Thomas Earp

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Vernon Hill

Vernon Hill

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1 memorial
Newbury Abbot Trent

Newbury Abbot Trent

Sculptor.  Born Forest Gate.  His cousin was a cinema architect which probably explains a number of theatrical commissions.  Married Hilda, sister of Gilbert Ledward.  Other work in London includes...

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2 memorials
Peter Peri

Peter Peri

Born in Hungary as Ladislas Weisz. Moved to Berlin in the 1920s and became, the less Jewish-sounding, Laszlo Peri. He and his wife Mary were active Communists and so had to leave Germany in 1933 an...

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Paul Day

Paul Day

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3 memorials

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Royal Regiment of Artillery - replacement plaque

Royal Regiment of Artillery - replacement plaque

SE18, Artillery Square, Academy Performing Arts

Sometime 2011-17 the rather nice yellow plaque was replaced with the bronze rectangle which doesn't look new nor designed for an exterior...

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