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1909 Banbridge, County Down, Ireland - 1992 London, England. Known for: Surrealist social theme sculpture, elongated figure.
Frederick (FE) McWilliam was an Irish surrealist* sculptor, who worked mainly in stone, bronze and wood. He constantly changed his style and subject throughout his career, but is perhaps best known... Read full biography
Frederick (FE) McWilliam was an Irish surrealist* sculptor, who worked mainly in stone, bronze and wood. He constantly changed his style and subject throughout his career, but is perhaps best known for his 'Women of Belfast' series of Irish sculptures from 1971, which reflected the escalation of... Read full biography
Frederick (FE) McWilliam was an Irish surrealist* sculptor, who worked mainly in stone, bronze and wood. He constantly changed his style and subject throughout his career, but is perhaps best known for his 'Women of Belfast' series of Irish sculptures from 1971, which reflected the escalation of violence in Northern Ireland at the time. There are 20 pieces in the series, several of which show women flying through the air after a bomb explosion. ??McWilliam was born in Banbridge, County Down in... Read full biography
Frederick (FE) McWilliam was an Irish surrealist* sculptor, who worked mainly in stone, bronze and wood. He constantly changed his style and subject throughout his career, but is perhaps best known for his 'Women of Belfast' series of Irish sculptures from 1971, which reflected the escalation of violence in Northern Ireland at the time. There are 20 pieces in the series, several of which show women flying through the air after a bomb explosion. ??McWilliam was born in Banbridge, County Down in 1909, the son of a local doctor. He studied fine art painting at the Belfast School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art* in London between 1928 and 1931, before transitioning to sculpture in the early 1930s. His early wood carving works were... Read full biography
Frederick (FE) McWilliam was an Irish surrealist* sculptor, who worked mainly in stone, bronze and wood. He constantly changed his style and subject throughout his career, but is perhaps best known for his 'Women of Belfast' series of Irish sculptures from 1971, which reflected the escalation of violence in Northern Ireland at the time. There are 20 pieces in the series, several of which show women flying through the air after a bomb explosion. ??McWilliam was born in Banbridge, County Down in 1909, the son of a local doctor. He studied fine art painting at the Belfast School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art* in London between 1928 and 1931, before transitioning to sculpture in the early 1930s. His early wood carving works were influenced by primitive art, in particular by African art and by the almost primeval simplicity of Romanian sculptor Consta... Read full biography
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- •Harrison Sculpture Garden: University of Minnesota Arboretum