Albert Power (sculptor)

Albert George Power (16 November 1881 – 1945) was an Irish sculptor in the academic realist style.[1][2] He is particularly known for his iconic statue of the Irish writer Pádraic Ó Conaire.[3]

Life

Power was born at No.8 Barrack Street (now Benburb Street) in Dublin on 16 November 1881.[4] As a child he played in local clay brickyards and sculpted busts of his friends. He became an apprentice to the family of renowned Irish sculptor Edward Smyth.[2][5] Power's son, James, was also a renowned artist.

Career

Power was considered the leading Irish sculptor of the 1920s and 1930s. He was an Irish nationalist and promoted the use of Irish materials.[6] He was noted for his academic realist style.[5]

Death

Power died in 1945. His body was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.

Works

References
  1. "Albert Power – Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for Albert Power". askart.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. Yeats, W. B. (2 October 1989). Prefaces and Introductions: Uncollected Prefaces and Introductions by Yeats to Works by other Authors and to Anthologies Edited by Yeats. Springer. ISBN 9781349062362.
  3. Pádraic Ó Conaire statue returns to museum today Galway Advertiser, 5 September 2016
  4. Albert Power, Sculptor 1881 – 1945 rootsweb.ancestry.com
  5. "Albert Power, Irish Sculptor: Biography, Gaelic Sculptures". visual-arts-cork.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  6. Boscagli, Maurizia; Duffy, Enda (1 January 2011). Joyce, Benjamin and Magical Urbanism. Rodopi. ISBN 978-9401207096.


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