Edward Carter Preston (7 July 1885 – 2 March 1965) was an English artist, renowned as a sculptor and medallist.

Biography

Preston was born, and died, in

Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...

. He designed the bronze memorial plaques presented to the families of British servicemen and women who died during the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. A major commission for Preston began in 1931 when the architect

Giles Gilbert Scott Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (9 November 1880 – 8 February 1960) was a British architect known for his work on the New Bodleian Library, Cambridge University Library, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Battersea Power Station, Liverpool Cathedral, and de ...

asked him to produce a series of sculptures for the

Liverpool Anglican Cathedral Liverpool Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Liverpool, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Liverpool and is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Liverpool, diocese of Liverpool. The church may be formally re ...

. The project was an immense undertaking which occupied the artist for the next thirty years. The work for the cathedral included fifty sculptures, ten memorials and several reliefs. He also exhibited works at the

Royal Scottish Academy The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) is the country's national academy of art. It promotes contemporary art, contemporary Scottish art. The Academy was founded in 1826 by eleven artists meeting in Edinburgh. Originally named the Scottish Academy ...

Exhibition 1938.'Edward Carter Preston', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 201

accessed 30 Jun 2014 Preston was the brother-in-law of sculptor Herbert Tyson Smith and was the father of the potter Julia Carter Preston.

References

Bibliography

* Edward Carter Preston 1885–1965, published by Liverpool University Press ()

External links

WWI memorial plaques history

1885 births 1965 deaths Artists from Liverpool 20th-century English sculptors 20th-century English male artists English engravers English male sculptors English medallists {{UK-sculptor-stub