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Person    | Male  Born 1884  Died 1968

Thomas H. Wren

Categories: Sculpture

Thomas H. Wren

From : Wren was apprenticed at the Compton pottery set up by Mary Watts. After her husband's death Wren was commissioned to produce the memorial relief for Postman's Park and also, after a design by Mary, a in the cloisters of the Watts Cemetery. Later he is known to have produced works in bronze.

The magnificent book, 'Mary Seton Watts and the Compton Pottery' by Hilary Calvert & Louise Boreham provides: "Wren worked at Compton until 1930 and was responsible for most of the finely sculpted figures produced during those years. Having attended Godalming Technical College as a student, he subsequently taught evening classes there ..."

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Thomas H. Wren

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PP - Watts relief

This looks as if it's carved wood but Bonhams says it's probably painted cera...

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