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John Hughes (sculptor)

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John Hughes
Born(1865-01-27)27 January 1865
Dublin, Ireland
Died1941 (aged 75–76)
Nice, France
Occupationsculptor

John Hughes (27 January 1865 – 6 June 1941) was an Irish sculptor.

Life

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Hughes was born in Dublin and educated by the Christian Brothers at O'Connell School in North Richmond Street, Dublin. He entered the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin in 1878 and trained as a part-time student for ten years. In 1890 he won a scholarship to the South Kensington School of Art, London, after which another scholarship took him to Paris. He then studied further in Italy. He was appointed as teacher to the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin in 1894 and in 1902 became Professor of Sculpture in the Royal Hibernian Academy School. His last residence in Dublin was at 28 Lennox Street, Portobello. From 1903 he moved to Paris, where he worked on Ireland's monument to Queen Victoria. In 1905, Hughes became a founding member of the Royal Society of Sculptors. In 1920 he relocated to Florence, where he lived with one of his sisters until 1926, after which he spent most of his time traveling through France and Italy. He died at Nice on 6 June 1941.[1]

Works

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Statue of Queen Victoria in front of the National Library of Ireland (circa 1908)

In Ireland:

Others:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hughes, John | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ Lynch, Peter. "Remembering George Salmon, mathematician, theologian and provost of TCD". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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  • Alan Denson: John Hughes, sculptor, 1865-1941: A documentary biography.