Sam Holland (sculptor)

Sam Holland
Holland at the unveiling of her statue of Barbara Castle, in Blackburn on 9 October 2021
NationalityBritish
Known forSculpture
Notable workBronze statues
Statue of William McGregor, Villa Park, Birmingham

Samantha "Sam" Holland is a British sculptor.[1]

Dick Evans statue at Moelfre

Holland studied Fine Art Sculpture at the City & Guilds of London Art School gaining a first class degree. In 2001 she became a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors.[2]

Her commissions include statues of the founder of The Football League, William McGregor at Villa Park, Birmingham[3] Dick Evans at Moelfre, Anglesey,[4] the RNLI memorial sculpture outside the RNLI Headquarters in Poole, Dorset[5] and a statue of politician Barbara Castle in Jubilee Square, Blackburn.[6]


Personal life

Holland is married and has two sons, Tom and Sid.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Aston Villa fans approve statue of first chairman". www.birminghampost.net. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Sam Holland - sculpture". www.samholland.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Fans' tribute to football's 'saviour'". BBC News. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Remembering Dick". BBC News. Archived from the original on 18 February 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Public Art in Poole". www.pooletourism.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Statue of pioneering MP Barbara Castle joins recent memorials to prominent British women". The Guardian. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.


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