Philip Ward-Jackson

The Westminster Borough of London, which includes much of the city's fashionable West End, boasts a large concentration of public sculptures, including war memorials, commemorative monuments, fountains, and other prominent works of art. Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster: Volume I documents nearly three hundred of these works, with illustrations and details of construction, selections of artists and sites, and conservation history. In the case of statues commemorating public figures, a brief biography is also provided focusing on the achievements celebrated. Additional sections discuss the use of Parliament Square, Trafalgar Square, and the Victoria Embankment as sites for commemoration.

Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster

As the financial capital of the British Empire, the City commissioned imposing statues of those who had made it what it was. More surprising is the wealth of architectural sculpture, including the friezes of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the most important of the 'New Sculpture'.

Public Sculpture of the City of London

James David Draper

Edouard Papet

Elena Carrara

Nadège Horner

Laure de Margerie

Jean-Claude Poinsignon

Catalogus bij de tentoonstelling van het werk van de Franse beeldhouwer (1827-1875).

Philip Ward-Jackson

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