- Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook
Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook, C.M., O.Ont., LL.D., R.C.A., OSA, SSC, CPA, FOCAD, NSSNY. (born
November 7 ,1913 ) is regarded as one ofCanada ’s finest portrait sculptors, her career has spanned over seven decades.She was an Art Lecturer and Instructor in Sculpture at Dundas Valley School of Art 1964, 1968. She was a lecturer and instructor of sculpture at the Burlington Cultural Centre 1990-1993 and at McMaster University, Faculty of Arts in Hamilton, Ontario 1995-1999.
A recipient of the Lieut. Governor’s Silver Medal for Sculpture, 1935; National Sculpture Society of New York, Gold Medal, 1969 and the
Canadian Portrait Academy Cleeve Horne Award - Best Portrait Sculpture, 1998; Holbrook’s sculptures are among some of the very best that Canada has known. In 1995, she was made a Member of theOrder of Canada and was awarded theOrder of Ontario in 1997.Her celebrated statue of
George Bernard Shaw , 1997 located atNiagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario attests to this contribution. Holbrook’s portrait sculptures are represented in over 50 important public collections worldwide.Her works include the bronze 24' standing figure of a
Royal Military College of Canada cadet 1979 (later known as ‘Brucie’), which was a gift of the Royal Military College Club. She also produced a bronze bust of ColonelGeorge Stanley , a former Royal Military College professor, who designed theCanadian Flag . [http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:fHUEHzahEpIJ:https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/]She was mentor to acclaimed Canadian artist
Christian Cardell Corbet . Her last commissioned sculptures were that of Lord Conrad Black and his wife Barbara Amiel created ca. 2001 which was arranged through Christian Cardell Corbet.References
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