AGP
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Sculptor from ireland
A.K.A.
Albert Power
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1881(Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland)
Death:
1945
The details
Biography
Introduction
Albert George Power (1881/1883–1945) was an Irish sculptor.
Background
Power was born in Dublin in 1881 or 1883. 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.
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. He was noted for his academic realist style.
Work
- 1916 Memorial, Limerick
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Bust of W. B. Yeats by Power (1918), displayed in the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin, USA.
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1916 memorial designed by Power, erected in Limerick, Ireland.
Personal life
Power's son, James, was also a renowned artist.
Death
Power died in 1945 and was buried at Glasnevin Cemetery.