Edward Delaney, Four Angels Fountain

Edward Delaney

Irish · 1930–2009 · Sculptor

Edward Delaney was an Irish sculptor born in Claremorris in County Mayo in 1930. His best-known works include the 1967 statue of Wolfe Tone and famine memorial at the… (Wikipedia)

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  1. STANDING NUDEWhyte's · €9,500≈ $12,925≈ £6,486Sign up to see
  2. Edward Delaney, Famine Group, 1972, unique bronze on limestoneFamine GroupMorgan O'Driscoll · €10,100≈ $11,285≈ £8,679Sign up to see
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Edward Delaney was an Irish sculptor born in Claremorris in County Mayo in 1930. His best-known works include the 1967 statue of Wolfe Tone and famine memorial at the northeastern corner of St Stephen's Green in Dublin and the statue of Thomas Davis in College Green, opposite Trinity College Dublin. These are both examples of lost-wax bronze castings, his main technique during the 1960s and early 1970s.

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Born 1930, ClaremorrisDied 2009Occupation SculptorWikidata Q2584752 ↗ULAN 500630908 ↗Museum works 1

Also known as Edward Delaney Rha, Rha

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Edward Delaney, Four Angels Fountain
Four Angels Fountain1966
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CC0 · J.-H. Janßen, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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