Laurence Campbell

Sculptor, architectural sculptor, professor of sculpture; 1911; Ireland; 2001; United States; 1927 - 1964; Born in Dublin. He was the younger brother of the painter, Christopher Campbell . Laurence served an apprenticeship as a stonecarver w
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IntroSculptor, architectural sculptor, professor of sculpture; 1911; Ireland; 2001; United States; 1927 - 1964; Born in Dublin. He was the younger brother of the painter, Christopher Campbell . Laurence served an apprenticeship as a stonecarver w
A.K.A.Laurence Campbell RHA
A.K.A.Laurence Campbell RHA
PlacesIreland
wasArtist Sculptor Designer Painter Professor
Work fieldArts Creativity
Gender
Male
Birth1911, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Great Britain
Death1964Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Great Britain (aged 53 years)
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Laurence Campbell (1911–2001) was an Irish sculptor. He was the younger brother of the painter Christopher Campbell. Campbell was known for his busts for politicians and artists including Michael Collins and Maud Gonne, and his religious works. He was elected to the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1940. He also created limestone panels for buildings including the Marino vocational school and Theatre Royal, Dublin. He emigrated to the United States in the 1960s.

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