Eric Stanford, FRBS (1932 – 16 February 2020) was an English sculptor. He studied at the St. Martin's School of Art and the University of Reading. Stanford worked as a lecturer at the Berkshire College of Art and, from 1968 to 1989, he was Keeper of Art at Reading Museum and Art Gallery.[1] He died on 16 February 2020, at the age of 87.[2]

Public art by Eric Stanford edit

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
Date Type Material Dimensions Designation Notes
  International Brigade Memorial Forbury Gardens, Reading, UK

51°27′25″N 0°57′57″W / 51.456816°N 0.965834°W / 51.456816; -0.965834
1990 Memorial
Statue
Memorial to the Reading members of the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. Originally sited at Reading Civic Centre but relocated to Forbury Gardens in 2015.[3]

  Media related to the International Brigade Memorial at Wikimedia Commons
  Millennium Cross St Johns Churchyard, Devizes, UK

51°21′02″N 1°59′42″W / 51.35042°N 1.99493°W / 51.35042; -1.99493
2000 Sculpture Celebrates the Millennium and the 1000 year history of Devizes.[4]

  Media related to the Millennium cross at Wikimedia Commons

References edit

  1. ^ "Eric Stanford biography". The Court Gallery. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Eric Stanford". Gazette & Herald. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Rededication of Reading memorial". International Brigade Memorial Trust. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. ^ "St John's Church". Anthony Houghton. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.