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Sean Crampton BIOGRAPHY
1918 - 1999. Known for: Sculpture.
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Sean Crampton was born in 1918. Sean Crampton trained at Birmingham's Central College of Art, before travelling to Paris to work as an apprentice for renowned sculptor Fernand Léger. During the War... Read full biography
Sean Crampton was born in 1918. Sean Crampton trained at Birmingham's Central College of Art, before travelling to Paris to work as an apprentice for renowned sculptor Fernand Léger. During the War Crampton saw action in the Western Desert and Sicily. He was awarded the Military Cross and the... Read full biography
Sean Crampton was born in 1918. Sean Crampton trained at Birmingham's Central College of Art, before travelling to Paris to work as an apprentice for renowned sculptor Fernand Léger. During the War Crampton saw action in the Western Desert and Sicily. He was awarded the Military Cross and the George Medal. During the years that followed (1946-50) he was Professeur de Sculpture at the Anglo-French Art Centre in St John's Wood, London. His faith in the Catholic church and his interest in the... Read full biography
Sean Crampton was born in 1918. Sean Crampton trained at Birmingham's Central College of Art, before travelling to Paris to work as an apprentice for renowned sculptor Fernand Léger. During the War Crampton saw action in the Western Desert and Sicily. He was awarded the Military Cross and the George Medal. During the years that followed (1946-50) he was Professeur de Sculpture at the Anglo-French Art Centre in St John's Wood, London. His faith in the Catholic church and his interest in the spiritual world were both important aspects in Crampton's life and work. His work would often depict a religious event or theme. Crampton's works can be seen in churches across the UK, including St Edmund's church in the sculptor's hometown of Calne, but... Read full biography
Sean Crampton was born in 1918. Sean Crampton trained at Birmingham's Central College of Art, before travelling to Paris to work as an apprentice for renowned sculptor Fernand Léger. During the War Crampton saw action in the Western Desert and Sicily. He was awarded the Military Cross and the George Medal. During the years that followed (1946-50) he was Professeur de Sculpture at the Anglo-French Art Centre in St John's Wood, London. His faith in the Catholic church and his interest in the spiritual world were both important aspects in Crampton's life and work. His work would often depict a religious event or theme. Crampton's works can be seen in churches across the UK, including St Edmund's church in the sculptor's hometown of Calne, but also in Cambridge and Aberdeenshire. Crampton received awards from the Civic Trust (1983) and the Royal Society of Brit... Read full biography
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Sean Crampton was born in 1918. Sean Crampton trained at Birmingham's Central College of Art, before travelling to Paris to work as an apprentice for renowned sculptor Fernand Léger. During the War Crampton saw action in the Western Desert and Sicily. He was awarded the Military Cross and the George Medal. During the years that followed (1946-50) he was Professeur de Sculpture at the Anglo-French Art Centre in St John's Wood, London. His faith in the Catholic church and his interest in the spiritual world were both important aspects in Crampton's life and work. His work would often depict a religious event or theme. Crampton's works can be seen in churches across the UK, including St Edmund's church in the sculpto...But wait, there's more...
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