Episode 2302
Hamo Thornycroft
Wed, 2023-Aug-23 01:07 UTC
Length - 1:38
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The random article for Wednesday, 23 August 2023 is Hamo Thornycroft.
Sir William Hamo Thornycroft (9 March 1850 – 18 December 1925) was an English sculptor, responsible for some of London's best-known statues, including the statue of Oliver Cromwell outside the Palace of Westminster. He was a keen student of classical sculpture and was one of the youngest artists to be elected to the Royal Academy, in 1882, the same year the bronze cast of Teucer was purchased for the British nation under the auspices of the Chantrey Bequest.
He was a leading figure in the establishment of the New Sculpture movement, which provided a transition between the neoclassical styles of the 19th century and later modernist developments.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:07 UTC on Wednesday, 23 August 2023.
For the full current version of the article, see Hamo Thornycroft on Wikipedia.
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