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词条 Albert Power (sculptor)
释义

  1. Life

  2. Career

  3. Death

  4. Works

  5. References

{{Use Irish English|date=November 2017}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}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. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.askart.com/artist/Albert_Power/11062552/Albert_Power.aspx|title=Albert Power – Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for Albert Power|work=askart.com|accessdate=2 December 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=LpSwCwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA297&ots=62p28XEqQy&dq=albert%20power%20sculptor%20academic&pg=PA297#v=onepage&q=albert%20power%20sculptor%20academic&f=false|title=Prefaces and Introductions: Uncollected Prefaces and Introductions by Yeats to Works by other Authors and to Anthologies Edited by Yeats|first=W. B.|last=Yeats|date=2 October 1989|publisher=Springer|accessdate=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. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/irish-sculpture/albert-power.htm|title=Albert Power, Irish Sculptor: Biography, Gaelic Sculptures|work=visual-arts-cork.com|accessdate=2 December 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=rL7XbB3l7nUC&lpg=PA102&ots=gyFFCXDfrG&dq=albert%20power%20sculptor%20academic&pg=PA102#v=onepage&q=albert%20power%20sculptor%20academic&f=false|title=Joyce, Benjamin and Magical Urbanism|first1=Maurizia|last1=Boscagli|first2=Enda|last2=Duffy|date=1 January 2011|publisher=Rodopi|accessdate=2 December 2016|via=Google Books}}
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