Lady Holding a Book
Bronze of a ‘Lady Holding a Book’ by the artist John Angel c.1910.
John Angel was born in Devon in 1881, and was a student of the Exeter School of Art. Angel spent most of his life in the United States, sculpting many notable public works. He frequently took an architectural and ecclesiastical focus to his work. Angel was also the sculptor behind the Exeter War Memorial in Northernhay Gardens. He died in 1960 leaving a legacy in the collection of his material, now part of the Smithsonian Institution and Yale University Library.
John Angel was born in Devon in 1881, and was a student of the Exeter School of Art. Angel spent most of his life in the United States, sculpting many notable public works. He frequently took an architectural and ecclesiastical focus to his work. Angel was also the sculptor behind the Exeter War Memorial in Northernhay Gardens. He died in 1960 leaving a legacy in the collection of his material, now part of the Smithsonian Institution and Yale University Library.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 127/1978x4
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Sculpture
- Medium
- bronze on
- Common Name
- Lady Holding a Book
- Simple Name
- sculpture
- Inscription Transcription
- J. Angel
- Period Classification
- Edwardian (1901-1914); World War I (1914-1918)
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- c 1910
- Production Person Initials
- John
- Production Person Surname
- Angel
- Production Year Low
- 1910
- Production Year High
- 1919
