Person    | Male  Born 21/3/1860  Died 15/12/1952

Sir William Goscombe John

Categories: Sculpture

Countries: Wales

Born in Cardiff as William Goscombe John but he adopted Goscombe. He travelled across Europe and studied with Rodin. Worked in the "new sculpture" style. When he and his wife Marthe returned to the UK in about 1905 they lived at 24 Greville Road, St John's Wood/Kilburn.  Marthe died in 1923 and he created a memorial statue for her tomb in Hampstead Cemetery, a female figure, well-clothed, in a pose similar to that on Sullivan's memorial, which has been stolen, 2001, returned and, 2006 stolen again. He died at home in Greville Road.

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Sir William Goscombe John

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Sir Arthur Sullivan

Leaning against the pedestal there is a crying woman. The guitar, score and m...

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Wolseley statue

Unveiled by the Duke of Connaught. Photo of the unveiling.

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George Alexander

George Alexander

Architectural sculptor, wood carver, modeller, metalwork designer, medallist. Born Glasgow. Worked as an architectural sculptor in Glasgow before 1901, then moved to London to study at the Royal A...

Person, Sculpture, Scotland

2 memorials
Robert Smith

Robert Smith

Active in 1886.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Georges Malissard

Georges Malissard

Sculptor. The picture on the right is his work 'A Polo Player'.

Person, Sculpture, France

1 memorial
John V. Doubleday

John V. Doubleday

John V. Doubleday was born on 9 October 1947 in Langford, Maldon, Essex, the youngest of the three children of Gordon Vincent Doubleday (1914-1993) and Margaret Elsa Verder Doubleday née Harris (19...

Person, Art, Sculpture

3 memorials
Patricia Finch

Patricia Finch

Other work in London includes "Seated Girl", 1990 in Golders Hill Park.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial