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Alfred Frank Hardiman

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Hardiman was elected Associate of the Royal Academy in 1936 and a full Academician in 1944. He became a fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors in 1938 and the following year received their silver medal for his statue of Haig. In 1946 he won a gold medal for his bronze fountain figure for
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In 1918 he married Violet, daughter of Herbert Clifton White, of London, and had two daughters. He died at
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on Whitehall in London. More universally admired are the heraldic lions flanking the main entrance to the
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during the First World War, Hardiman resumed his studies and in 1920 was awarded the
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Hardiman Archive at the Henry Moore Institute, The Headrow, Leeds
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Hardiman's best-known (but also most controversial) work is the
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School. After a period as an engineer's draughtsman in the
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Alfred Hardiman, Calvary, Old St Paul's, Edinburgh, 1926
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Alfred Hardiman heraldic lion, Norwich City Hall, 1938
31:, the son of Alfred William Hardiman, silversmith, of 223:"Friends of Kippen Kirk Trust :: Bronzes" 180:Rhodes House, Oxford: Portrait of Cecil Rhodes 8: 177:Kippen Kirk, Stirling: Entry into Jerusalem 51:in 1912, and three years later joined the 193: 63:scholarship, spending two years at the 94:the New Council House, College Green, 7: 98:, which however was never erected. 14: 163:at the head of the Calvary Stair 240:Profile on Royal Academy of Arts 183:Hertfordshire County Hall: Harts 280:20th-century British sculptors 255:Prix de Rome (Britain) winners 1: 147:(originally at Carlos Place) 131:, London: Four statue groups 35:, and his wife, Ada Myhill. 301: 174:Bantaskine, Falkirk: Peace 157:Old St Paul's, Edinburgh 105:17 April 1949, aged 57. 265:English male sculptors 170: 118: 80:Stephen Rowland Pierce 65:British School at Rome 168: 116: 45:London County Council 20:Alfred Frank Hardiman 61:British Prix de Rome 49:Royal College of Art 201:Eastern Daily Press 122:Whitehall, London: 47:Scholarship to the 285:Royal Academicians 171: 151:City Hall, Norwich 124:Earl Haig Memorial 119: 76:City Hall, Norwich 72:Earl Haig Memorial 57:Royal Flying Corps 260:English sculptors 135:St James's church 109:Public sculptures 292: 227: 226: 219: 213: 210: 204: 198: 26: 16:English sculptor 300: 299: 295: 294: 293: 291: 290: 289: 245: 244: 236: 231: 230: 221: 220: 216: 211: 207: 203:21 October 1937 199: 195: 190: 111: 43:Hardiman won a 41: 22: 17: 12: 11: 5: 298: 296: 288: 287: 282: 277: 272: 267: 262: 257: 247: 246: 243: 242: 235: 234:External links 232: 229: 228: 214: 205: 192: 191: 189: 186: 185: 184: 181: 178: 175: 172: 154: 148: 138: 132: 126: 110: 107: 84:James Woodford 40: 37: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 297: 286: 283: 281: 278: 276: 273: 271: 268: 266: 263: 261: 258: 256: 253: 252: 250: 241: 238: 237: 233: 224: 218: 215: 209: 206: 202: 197: 194: 187: 182: 179: 176: 173: 167: 162: 158: 155: 152: 149: 146: 142: 141:Eltham Palace 139: 136: 133: 130: 127: 125: 121: 120: 115: 108: 106: 104: 99: 97: 91: 89: 88:Eric Aumonier 85: 81: 77: 73: 68: 66: 62: 58: 54: 53:Royal Academy 50: 46: 38: 36: 34: 30: 25: 21: 217: 208: 196: 145:Saint George 100: 92: 69: 42: 19: 18: 275:1949 deaths 270:1891 births 161:Crucifixion 129:County Hall 103:Stoke Poges 249:Categories 143:, London: 96:Bristol 33:Holborn 29:London 188:Notes 86:and 39:Life 251:: 159:: 90:. 24:RA 225:.

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London
Holborn
London County Council
Royal College of Art
Royal Academy
Royal Flying Corps
British Prix de Rome
British School at Rome
Earl Haig Memorial
City Hall, Norwich
Stephen Rowland Pierce
James Woodford
Eric Aumonier
Bristol
Stoke Poges

Earl Haig Memorial
County Hall
St James's church
Eltham Palace
Saint George
City Hall, Norwich
Old St Paul's, Edinburgh
Crucifixion

Eastern Daily Press
"Friends of Kippen Kirk Trust :: Bronzes"
Profile on Royal Academy of Arts
Categories

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