Edwin Russell (artist)
Edwin John Cumming Russell (1939–2013), who was born in Heathfield, Sussex,[1] was an English sculptor. He studied at the Brighton School of Art and the Royal Academy School.
He was married to fellow sculptor Lorne McKean.[2] They worked together in sculpting the Suffragette Memorial, an outdoor sculpture in Victoria, London, commemorating those who fought for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom.[3][4] The memorial was unveiled in 1970.[5]
His sculpture in Warrington, Mad Hatter's Tea Party, was unveiled by Diana, Princess of Wales in 1984.[6]
With the architect John Chitty he created the Tower Hill Sundial in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.[1] The sundial is outside the entrance to Tower Hill tube station and was commissioned by London Underground in 1990.[7]
Russell died on 16 February 2013.[8]
References
- 1 2 Cavanagh, Terry (October 2023). "Edwin John Cumming Russell (1939–2013)". Public Statues and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ Russell, Edwin John Cumming. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U33467. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ↑ "Sculpture: Suffragettes sculpture scroll". London Remembers. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ Ward-Jackson 2011, pp. 30–31.
- ↑ Ward-Jackson 2011, p. 30.
- ↑ Dixon, David (July 2022). "Market Square, Mad Hatter's Tea Party". Geograph. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sundial". ArtUK. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ "Russell". The Herald. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
Sources
- Ward-Jackson, Philip (2011), Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster: Volume 1, Public Sculpture of Britain, vol. 14, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, ISBN 978-1-84631-691-3