Edward Carter Preston

Edward Carter Preston

Edward Carter Preston (July 7, 1885 - March 2, 1965) [ Copy of death certificate for Edward Carter Preston ] was an English artist, born in Liverpool. He was a renowned sculptor and medallist. The artist designed the bronze memorial plaques presented to the families of British servicemen and women who died during the First World War. Another major commission for the artist began in 1931 when the architect Giles Gilbert Scott asked him to produce a series of sculptures for the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. The project was an immense undertaking which occupied the artist for the next thirty years. The work for the cathedral included fifty sculptures, ten memorials and several reliefs.

References

* Edward Carter Preston 1885-1965, published by Liverpool University Press (ISBN 0-85323-792-1)

External links

* [http://www.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.992/setPaginate/No WWI memorial plaques history]
* [http://www.cwgc.co.uk/Plaque-history.htm First World War memorial plaques]


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