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'''(Edward) Alfred Briscoe Drury''', (11 November 1856 – 24 December 1944)<ref>[http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib2_1203718199 ''Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland - 1851-1951]</ref><ref>Chamot, p. 157.</ref><ref name = ODNB>Mark Stocker, ‘Drury, (Edward) Alfred Briscoe (1856–1944)’, [[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]], [[Oxford University Press]], Sept 2004</ref> was an English architectural sculptor and figure in the [[New Sculpture]] movement.
'''(Edward) Alfred Briscoe Drury''', RA, (11 November 1856 – 24 December 1944)<ref>[http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib2_1203718199 ''Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland - 1851-1951]</ref><ref>Chamot, p. 157.</ref><ref name = ODNB>Mark Stocker, ‘Drury, (Edward) Alfred Briscoe (1856–1944)’, [[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]], [[Oxford University Press]], Sept 2004</ref> was an English architectural sculptor and figure in the [[New Sculpture]] movement.<ref name= Quinlan>Quinlan.</ref>


==Life and work==
Born in [[Islington, London]], Drury studied under [[Edouard Lanteri]] and [[Jules Dalou]], with whom he worked between 1881 and 1885, and then became assistant to [[Joseph Boehm]].
Born in [[Islington, London]], Drury studied under [[Edouard Lanteri]] and [[Jules Dalou]], with whom he worked between 1881 and 1885, and then became assistant to [[Joseph Boehm]].


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His major work includes:
His major work includes:


* four allegorical pairs on the Old [[War Office]], Whitehall, 1905, representing ''Sorrow and Joy'', ''Horror and Dignity of War'', ''Truth and Justice'', and ''Victory and Fame''
* four allegorical pairs on the Old [[War Office]], Whitehall, 1905, representing ''Sorrow and Joy'', ''Horror and Dignity of War'', ''Truth and Justice'', and ''Victory and Fame''.<ref name= Quinlan/>
* four colossal bronzes on the downstream side of the [[Vauxhall Bridge]] representing ''Education, Fine Art, Science'', and ''Local Government''
* four colossal bronzes on the downstream side of the [[Vauxhall Bridge]] representing ''Education, Fine Art, Science'', and ''Local Government''
* a figure of ''[[Joshua Reynolds]]'' for the forecourt of [[Burlington House]], home of the [[Royal Academy]]
* a figure of ''[[Joshua Reynolds]]'' for the forecourt of [[Burlington House]], home of the [[Royal Academy]]
* Gatepost figures representing "West Africa", "Canada" and "South Africa'' as part of [Thomas Brock]]'s [[Victoria Memorial, London]]<ref name= Quinlan/>
* a pair of figures and other sculptural work for the London Troops war memorial at the [[Royal Exchange, London]] designed by [[Sir Aston Webb]]<ref>[http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.11796/fromUkniwmSearch/1 UKNIWM Ref 11796]</ref><ref name= Quinlan/>


He was a member of the [[International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers]].<ref name="Gla">{{cite web|url=http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib2_1203018932|title=The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers|work=Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951|publisher=[[Glasgow University]]|accessdate=31 May 2013}}</ref>
He was elected an Associate of the [[Royal Academy of Arts]] in 1900 and a full Academician in 1913.<ref name= Quinlan/> He was also member of the [[International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers]].<ref name="Gla">{{cite web|url=http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib2_1203018932|title=The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers|work=Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951|publisher=[[Glasgow University]]|accessdate=31 May 2013}}</ref>

==Gallery of sculptural work==
<gallery>
File:London Troops memorial, Royal Exchange.jpg|London Troops memorial, Royal Exchange
File:London Troops memorial, Artillery figure.jpg|London Troops memorial, Artillery figure
File:London Troops memorial, Infantry figure.jpg|London Troops memorial, Infantry figure
</gallery>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== References ==
== References ==
* Mary Chamot, ''The modern British paintings, drawings, and sculpture,'' London, Oldbourne Press, 1965. {{OCLC|512918}}
* Mary Chamot, ''The modern British paintings, drawings, and sculpture,'' London, Oldbourne Press, 1965. {{OCLC|512918}}
* Mark Quinlan, ''Sculptors and Architects of Remembrance'', Sandy, Authors Online, 2007, ISBN 978-0755203-98-7.

==External sources==
* [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/speel/sculpt/drury.htm online biography]
* [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/speel/sculpt/drury.htm online biography]
* [http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Drury%2C_%28Edward%29_Alfred_Briscoe_%281856%E2%80%931944%29%2C_sculptor Alfred Drury] Some details and photographs of Drury's work on The National Archives website.
* [http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Drury%2C_%28Edward%29_Alfred_Briscoe_%281856%E2%80%931944%29%2C_sculptor Alfred Drury] Some details and photographs of Drury's work on The National Archives website.
* [http://www.ukniwm.org.uk UK National Inventory of War Memorials]


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 19:04, 20 October 2013

For other people with this name, see Alfred Drury (disambiguation).
Entrance, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

(Edward) Alfred Briscoe Drury, RA, (11 November 1856 – 24 December 1944)[1][2][3] was an English architectural sculptor and figure in the New Sculpture movement.[4]

Life and work

Born in Islington, London, Drury studied under Edouard Lanteri and Jules Dalou, with whom he worked between 1881 and 1885, and then became assistant to Joseph Boehm.

Drury is best represented at the Victoria and Albert Museum, where he contributed the figure of Prince Albert immediately above the main entrance, nine lunettes with Drury's characteristic allegorical girls each bearing a portion of the museum's motto, allegorical figures of Inspiration and Knowledge, and Queen Victoria above it all, carrying a staff and flanked by a knight and angel. (The spandrel figures of Truth and Beauty are by George Frampton.)

Fine Art, herself holding a statue, Vauxhall Bridge

His major work includes:

He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1900 and a full Academician in 1913.[4] He was also member of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers.[6]

Gallery of sculptural work

  • London Troops memorial, Royal Exchange
    London Troops memorial, Royal Exchange
  • London Troops memorial, Artillery figure
    London Troops memorial, Artillery figure
  • London Troops memorial, Infantry figure
    London Troops memorial, Infantry figure

Notes

  1. ^ Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland - 1851-1951
  2. ^ Chamot, p. 157.
  3. ^ Mark Stocker, ‘Drury, (Edward) Alfred Briscoe (1856–1944)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004
  4. ^ a b c d e Quinlan.
  5. ^ UKNIWM Ref 11796
  6. ^ "The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951. Glasgow University. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

References

  • Mary Chamot, The modern British paintings, drawings, and sculpture, London, Oldbourne Press, 1965. OCLC 512918
  • Mark Quinlan, Sculptors and Architects of Remembrance, Sandy, Authors Online, 2007, ISBN 978-0755203-98-7.

External sources

External links

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