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.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
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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Alan Collins
Sculptor. Born Surrey as Alan Rodney Collins. Trained in England and became associated with the Seventh Day Adventists. Provided a lot of sculpture for Guildford Cathedral. Joined the Seventh-day ...
John Edward Taylerson
John Edward Taylerson was born in Durham and christened on 13 January 1855. Before 1881 he and his widowed mother moved to London where he studied. He established a business in Wandsworth. His Lond...
John Atkin
Sculptor. Born Darlington. Sponsored at college by Henry Moore. Aitkin's website.
John Raymond Smith
Sculptor. The Flamsteed bust is the only work that we can find. Our colleague, Andrew Behan, states that The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, website has two listings: 'A bust of Flamsteed sculpted ...
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