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Robert Lindsey Clark

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Robert Lindsey Clark (1864–1925) was an English sculptor who started as an apprentice at H.H. Martyn & Co. and then studied at Lambeth School of Art.[1] He returned to Martyns before 1901, and became their head of sculpture and art director in 1905.[1] While working on the Queen Victoria Memorial, Calcutta he spent a considerable amount of time in the marble quarries in Carrara. He exhibited widely and was made a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors in 1911.[1]

Philip Lindsey Clark was a pupil in his father's studio at Martyns[2] but in 1910 moved to london, where he had a notable career as a sculptor.[3]

Robert's grandson, Michel Clark, also became a sculptor, largely creating religious works.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "'Robert Lindsey Clark', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011". Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ John Whitaker (1985). "The Best". p. 135.
  3. ^ "Philip Lindsey Clark DSO, FRBS, Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011". Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Michael Clark, Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011". Retrieved 24 February 2024.