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'''Albert George Power''' (16 November 1881 – 1945) was an Irish sculptor in the academic [[Realism (art movement)|realist]] style.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite |
'''Albert George Power''' (16 November 1881 – 1945) was an Irish sculptor in the academic [[Realism (art movement)|realist]] style.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LpSwCwAAQBAJ&q=albert+power+sculptor+academic&pg=PA297|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|isbn=9781349062362}}</ref> He is particularly known for his iconic statue of the Irish writer [[Pádraic Ó Conaire]].<ref>[http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/87031/pdraic-conaire-statue-returns-to-museum-today Pádraic Ó Conaire statue returns to museum today] [[Galway Advertiser]], 5 September 2016</ref> |
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==Life== |
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Power was considered the leading Irish sculptor of the 1920s and 1930s. He was an [[Irish nationalism|Irish nationalist]] and promoted the use of Irish materials.<ref>{{cite |
Power was considered the leading Irish sculptor of the 1920s and 1930s. He was an [[Irish nationalism|Irish nationalist]] and promoted the use of Irish materials.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rL7XbB3l7nUC&q=albert+power+sculptor+academic&pg=PA102|title=Joyce, Benjamin and Magical Urbanism|first1=Maurizia|last1=Boscagli|first2=Enda|last2=Duffy|date=1 January 2011|publisher=Rodopi|isbn=978-9401207096}}</ref> He was noted for his [[Academic art|academic]] [[Realism (arts)|realist]] style.<ref name="visual-arts-cork.com"/> |
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Revision as of 19:51, 1 October 2020
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
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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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References
- ^ "Albert Power – Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for Albert Power". askart.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ a b Yeats, W. B. (2 October 1989). Prefaces and Introductions: Uncollected Prefaces and Introductions by Yeats to Works by other Authors and to Anthologies Edited by Yeats. Springer. ISBN 9781349062362.
- ^ Pádraic Ó Conaire statue returns to museum today Galway Advertiser, 5 September 2016
- ^ Albert Power, Sculptor 1881 – 1945 rootsweb.ancestry.com
- ^ a b "Albert Power, Irish Sculptor: Biography, Gaelic Sculptures". visual-arts-cork.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ Boscagli, Maurizia; Duffy, Enda (1 January 2011). Joyce, Benjamin and Magical Urbanism. Rodopi. ISBN 978-9401207096.
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