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British-born sculptor (born 1951) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karen Newman MRBS (born 20 January 1951) is a British-born sculptor, best known for her bronze bust of Violette Szabo on the Albert Embankment of the River Thames, outside Lambeth Palace in London.[1]
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Karen Newman | |
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Born | London, England | 20 January 1951
Occupation | Sculptor |
Period | from 1965 onwards |
Genre | Figurative sculpture |
Subject | Portrait sculpture |
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Newman was trained at the Chelsea School of Art for a Pre-Diploma 1969–1970, then on to the City and Guilds Art School in Kennington, London 1970–1972. From 1980 to 2001 Newman worked at Madame Tussauds in London. Among her subjects were:
Newman's life-size waxwork of Charlie Chaplin was exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
In 2008, a bronze bust of Violette Szabo was unveiled at the Albert Embankment of the River Thames, in front of Lambeth Palace.[2]
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