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John Burke (artist)

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John Burke
Born11 May 1946[1]
Died11 Dec 2006[2]
NationalityIrish

John Burke (11 May 1946 – 11 December 2006) was an Irish sculptor.

Burke studied at the Crawford School of Art and Design in Cork and at the Royal Academy of London.[3] He spent most of his career in the Cork area[4] and for a time taught at Crawford, where his students included Eilis O'Connell and Vivienne Roche.[3] Burke was a founding member of Aosdána in 1981.[2][5]

Works

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Red Cardinal (1978)

References

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  1. ^ Pyle, Hilary (2003). "Burke, John". Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T012426. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4. Retrieved 20 September 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Influential Irish sculptor and dedicated teacher of art". The Irish Times. 23 December 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "John Burke (1964-2006)". Collection Artists. Irish Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ English, Eoin (14 December 2006). "Artist buried with back to adopted city". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ McNamara, Robert (13 December 2019). "Calls to repair steel sculpture on Wilton Roundabout". The Echo. Cork. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ Dargan, Pat (15 November 2017). Dublin in 50 Buildings. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 138. ISBN 9781445677743. Retrieved 12 April 2020.