Born John Robert Steell, Aberdeen. Queen Victoria's official sculptor in Scotland, his work includes the Walter Scott statue at the Scott Monument in Edinburgh and Robert Burns in Albert Square, Dundee. There are works by him in Central Park, New York. Died Edinburgh and is buried in the Old Calton Cemetery.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir John Steell
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James Wilson - gone
Marble and said to be 12-foot high but that must be including the pedestal, s...
Robert Burns
Quill pen in hand. Unveiled by Lord Rosebery. This statue is one of 3 copies ...
Other Subjects
Theodore Spicer Simson
Sculptor and medallist. On the page about his brother, Geoffrey, Wikipedia says "The eldest {sibling}, Theodore Spicer-Simson, became a world-famous medallion portrait artist, moving between France...
Jak Beula Dodd
Born St Mary's Hospital Paddington, to parents who were both from Jamaica, John Bubeula Dodd is commonly known as Jak Beula. He is a British entrepreneur and cultural activist of Caribbean heritage...
John Tweed
Sculptor. Born Glasgow. Good friend and associate of Rodin. Also by Tweed is the Wellington Monument in St. Paul’s Cathedral. Died in a nursing home at 18 Langham Street.
Frank Dobson
Sculptor. CBE, RA. Born at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Marylebone Road, London. Enlisted with The Artists' Rifles in World War I. Died Princess Beatrice Hospital, Kensington. (Not to be confused wi...
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