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Eric Stanford (b.1932-2020) was an English sculptor. He studied at the St. Martin's School of Art and the University of Reading. He worked as a lecturer at the Berkshire College of Art and, from 1968 to 1989, he was Keeper of Art at Reading Museum and Art Gallery.[1]

Public art by Eric Stanford

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
Date Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes
International Brigade Memorial Forbury Gardens, Reading, UK

51°27′25″N 0°57′57″W / 51.456816°N 0.965834°W / 51.456816; -0.965834
1990 Memorial
Statue
Memorial to the Reading members of the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. Originally sited at Reading Civic Centre but relocated to Forbury Gardens in 2015.[2]

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Millennium Cross St Johns Churchyard, Devizes, UK

51°21′02″N 1°59′42″W / 51.35042°N 1.99493°W / 51.35042; -1.99493
2000 Sculpture Celebrates the Millennium and the 1000 year history of Devizes.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Eric Stanford biography". The Court Gallery. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Rededication of Reading memorial". International Brigade Memorial Trust. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. ^ "St John's Church". Anthony Houghton. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.