Leading metal sculptor of birds and beasts. Born Poland and came to England aged 5. His and his own show a number of other works, which have a lovely sense of joy and lightness.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Walenty Pytel
Creations i
Silver Jubilee fountain
Funded by private donations from MPs and unveiled by the Queen. 26 foot high,...
Other Subjects
Mary Thornycroft
Sculptor. Born Norfolk but in 1823 her family moved to London, 56 Albany Street. Her father, John Francis, was a sculptor and she worked with him as assistant and pupil in Albany Street. In 1840 sh...
Major Cecil Brown
A member of the Imperial Camel Corps for which he provided the statue in Embankment Gardens.
Richard Michael Renshaw
Richard Michael Renshaw was born in May 1950 in Holderness, Yorkshire, the second of the three children of Jack Newlove Renshaw (1920-1987) and Helen Rhead Renshaw née Moser (1917-2005). His birth ...
Sir Hamo Thornycroft
Sculptor. Born William Hamo Thornycroft (but the William is normally dropped) at 39 Stanhope Street, Regent's Park.   Son of sculptors Thomas and Mary Thornycroft. Studied at the Royal Academy Sch...
Alfred Turner
Sculptor. Other works in London include: Fishergirl and Fisherman in the staircase niches at Fishmonger's Hall; three bas-reliefs in Portland stone in the main entrance of the Old Bailey; a memoria...
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