This is a man with many interesting facts about his life, one of the most interesting to me, is that he was inspired on hearing about Michelangelo's acheivements at the age of eleven, to become a great artist himself, he was that sure.
Born in 1898 as one of 8 children born to a mining engineer in Castleford in Yorkshire, he was educated there, and then was one of the youngest soldiers to enter the war.
He became one of the most renowed sculptors, and artists of his time, producing drawings, organic absractions and sculptures in bronze, which later sold for millions.
One of the most famous being, a reclining figure called simply "Choc Mool".
When he died in 1986 at the age of 88, he had ushered in the age of modernism. He was given a knighthood and honored as a British Artist by being buried in the Artist's Corner in St Paul's Cathedral in London.
Unfortunately, in 2005, theives broke into the foundation in his name, and stole a bronze weighing 2.1 tons, and it has never been seen again.
Born in 1898 as one of 8 children born to a mining engineer in Castleford in Yorkshire, he was educated there, and then was one of the youngest soldiers to enter the war.
He became one of the most renowed sculptors, and artists of his time, producing drawings, organic absractions and sculptures in bronze, which later sold for millions.
One of the most famous being, a reclining figure called simply "Choc Mool".
When he died in 1986 at the age of 88, he had ushered in the age of modernism. He was given a knighthood and honored as a British Artist by being buried in the Artist's Corner in St Paul's Cathedral in London.
Unfortunately, in 2005, theives broke into the foundation in his name, and stole a bronze weighing 2.1 tons, and it has never been seen again.