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Maurice Lambert RA (25 June 1901–17 August 1964) was a British sculptor. He was the son of the artist George Washington Lambert and brother of the composer and author Constant Lambert.
Lambert is mostly known for his public sculptures. He was also a member of the Seven and Five Society and The London Group.
Early Life
The son of Russian-born Australian painter George Lambert and his wife Amelia Beatrice Absell, Maurice Lambert was born in Paris in 1901.[1][2] He was educated at Manor House School in Clapham, London.[3] From 1918 to 1923, Lambert was apprenticed to the sculptor Francis Derwent Wood.[1] During this period, Lambert helped Wood complete the Machine Gun Corps Memorial now located on Hyde Park Corner in London.[2] Lambert became Wood's assistant in 1924.[2] He attended Chelsea College of Art from 1920 until 1925.[2]
- ^ a b "Maurice Lambert RA - Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951". sculpture.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ a b c d "Oxford DNB article: Lambert, Maurice Prosper". www.oxforddnb.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ Collection, Government Art. "Government Art Collection - Features - Maurice Lambert and William J. MacLeod in London". www.gac.culture.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-01.