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Vincent Browne (sculptor)

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Vincent Browne (born 1947) is an Irish sculptor.

Biography

Browne was born in Dublin in 1947. He studied at the National College of Art and Design[1] and at the Jan Van Eyck Academy in the Netherlands. In 1987, Browne represented Ireland in Budapest at the 7th International Small Sculpture Show.[2] He created a well-loved Dublin landmark, Mr. Screen, the squat bronze usher who stands outside the Screen Cinema at the junction of Hawkins Street and Townsend Street in Dublin.[3] Mr Screen was made from two immersion water heaters.[1] His public commissions also include Anti-War Memorial (Limerick, 1987) and the bronze Palm Tree seat in Temple Bar, Dublin.[2]

In 2005, Browne was commissioned to create a sculpture for the exterior of the Blanchardstown Civic Offices called The Tree of Life.[4]

Notable works

  • Anti-War Memorial, Limerick (1987)
  • Mr. Screen (1988)
  • Palm Tree[2]
  • The Tree of Life (2005)[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Vincent Browne / Artists Stories". Vimeo. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Vincent Browne". Aosdána. Retrieved 2020-08-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Mr. Screen in Google Street View. Retrieved: 2012-01-10.
  4. ^ a b "Vincent Browne, Tree of Life". Fingal County Council. Retrieved 2020-08-11.