Desmond Broe
Desmond Broe | |
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Born | 1921 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 16 September 1968 (aged 46–47) Dublin, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation | Sculptor |
Desmond Broe (1921 – 16 September 1968) was an Irish sculptor.
Life[]
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His father, Leo, was a sculptor, with the family sculpting business run from a premises in Harold's Cross, Dublin.[1] His sister, Irene, was also a sculptor.[2]
Broe attended the National College of Art and Design, and won the Taylor Scholarship in 1943 for modelling.[2] His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3] His work was exhibited alongside his sister and father, as well as May Power, at the 1955 Institute of the Sculptors of Ireland exhibition in the Hugh Lane Gallery.[4] One of his most notable works in a plaque to Patrick and William Pearse, erected on their former home at 27 Pearse Street. He also carved the headstone at the family's burial plot in Deans Grange Cemetery,[5]and the IRA Memorial in Athlone.[6]
Broe's son, , took over the family sculpting business which was later known as Monumental Sculptors.[7]
References[]
- ^ Art in Parks (PDF). Dublin: Dublin City Council. 2014. p. 23.
- ^ a b "BROE Desmond 1921-1968 | Artist Biographies". www.artbiogs.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Desmond Broe". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Corkery, Seán (1955). "Two Exhibitions". The Furrow. 6 (6): 383–386. ISSN 0016-3120. JSTOR 27656707.
- ^ "Deansgrange War Graves". www.irishmedals.ie. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "IRA Memorial, Custume Place, ATHLONE, Athlone, WESTMEATH". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "National Irish Visual Arts Library: Broe, Dimitri". www.nival.ie. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
External links[]
- Desmond Broe at Olympedia
- 1921 births
- 1968 deaths
- 20th-century Irish sculptors
- Male sculptors
- 20th-century male artists
- Irish sculptors
- Olympic competitors in art competitions
- Artists from Dublin (city)
- Irish artist stubs
- European sculptor stubs