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Karen Newman | |
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| Born | (1951-01-20)20 January 1951 (age 74) London, England |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Period | from 1965 onwards |
| Genre | Figurative sculpture |
| Subject | Portrait sculpture |
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Karen Newman MRBS (born 20 January 1951) is a British-born sculptor, best known for her bronze bust ofViolette Szabo on theAlbert Embankment of theRiver Thames, outsideLambeth Palace in London.[1]
Newman was trained at theChelsea School of Art for a Pre-Diploma 1969–1970, then on to theCity and Guilds Art School in Kennington, London 1970–1972. From 1980 to 2001 Newman worked atMadame Tussauds in London. Among her subjects were:
Newman's life-sizewaxwork of Charlie Chaplin was exhibited at theNational Portrait Gallery, London.
In 2008, a bronze bust ofViolette Szabo was unveiled at theAlbert Embankment of theRiver Thames, in front ofLambeth Palace.[2]
Artworks by or after Karen Newman at theArt UK site
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