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 on 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 and was buried at Glasnevin Cemetery.

Work

Bust of W. B. Yeats by Power (1918)
Displayed in the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin, USA.
1916 memorial designed by Power
Erected in Limerick, Ireland

References

  1. ↑ "Albert Power – Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for Albert Power". askart.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. 1 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. Retrieved 2 December 2016 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Pádraic Ó Conaire statue returns to museum today Galway Advertiser, 5 September 2016
  4. ↑ Albert Power, Sculptor 1881 – 1945 rootsweb.ancestry.com
  5. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 2 December 2016 – via Google Books.
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