Melbourne Antiques

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Lovely Original pencil Drawing For Burton cooper In Derbyshire.
James Butler studied at Maidstone School of Art from 1948 to 1950, St Martin’s School of Art from 1950 to 1952 and subsequently at the Royal College of Art, London. After two years of National Service in the Royal Corps of Signals, he spent the following ten years as a professional stone carver, working on architectural sculptures such as the Queen’s Beasts at Kew Gardens and restoration work on the Albert Memorial. From 1960 to 1975, he taught drawing and sculpture at the City and Guilds of London Art School.
He is a famous bronze sculptor and these drawings are the designs for the Burton Cooper bronze sculpture commissioned for cooper square in Burton On Trent in 1977.
One of two drawings available.