Vincent_Browne_(sculptor)

Vincent Browne (sculptor)

Vincent Browne (sculptor)

Irish sculptor


Vincent Browne (born 1947) is an Irish sculptor.

Biography

Browne was born in Dublin in 1947. He studied at the National College of Art and Design[1] and at the Jan Van Eyck Academy in the Netherlands. In 1987, Browne represented Ireland in Budapest at the 7th International Small Sculpture Show.[2] He created a well-loved Dublin landmark, Mr. Screen, the squat bronze usher who stands outside the Screen Cinema at the junction of Hawkins Street and Townsend Street in Dublin.[3] Mr Screen was made from two immersion water heaters.[1] His public commissions also include Anti-War Memorial (Limerick, 1987) and the bronze Palm Tree seat in Temple Bar, Dublin.[2]

In 2005, Browne was commissioned to create a sculpture for the exterior of the Blanchardstown Civic Offices called The Tree of Life.[4]

Notable works

  • Anti-War Memorial, Limerick (1987)
  • Mr. Screen (1988)
  • Palm Tree[2]
  • The Tree of Life (2005)[4]
  • Hiroshima/ Nagasaki Memorial Sculpture (2007)[5]

References

  1. "Vincent Browne / Artists Stories". Vimeo. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. "Vincent Browne". Aosdána. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. Mr. Screen in Google Street View. Retrieved: 2012-01-10.
  4. "Vincent Browne, Tree of Life". Fingal County Council. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. "Hiroshima/ Nagasaki Memorial Sculpture". Geograph Ireland. Retrieved 3 May 2024.



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