Laurence Bradshaw | |
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 Laurence Bradshaw sculpting the bust for the Tomb of Karl Marx in Highgate Cemetery | |
| Born | Laurence Henderson Bradshaw 1 April 1899 |
| Died | 11 March 1978 |
| Education | Liverpool College of Art |
| Occupation | Master of the Art Workers' Guild (1958) |
| Known for | Creating the Tomb of Karl Marx in Highgate Cemetery. Official war artist for the Norwegian government during WWII. Fellow of the Royal Society of Sculptors |
| Political party | Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) |
Laurence Henderson Bradshaw (11 March 1899 – 1 April 1978) was an English sculptor, printmaker, and artist.[1][2] Bradshaw was a life-long socialist and joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in the 1930s, remaining a member for the rest of his life.[3][4] He is most famous for being the sculptor who created the bust of Karl Marx for the Tomb of Karl Marx in Highgate Cemetery.[4][5]
During his career, he also painted posters for Transport London, the Spanish International Brigades, the British-Soviet Friendship Society, and also the Marx Memorial Library.
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- ^ "Artist: Laurence Bradshaw". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ Christine Lindey. "Laurence Bradshaw obituary". Morning Star obituary of Laurence Bradshaw. Morning Star via Graham Stevenson. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ a b Meddick, Simon; Payne, Liz; Katz, Phil (2020). Red Lives: Communists and the Struggle for Socialism. UK: Manifesto Press Cooperative Limited. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-907464-45-4.
- ^ Stevenson, Graham (19 September 2008). "Bradshaw Laurence". Encyclopedia of Communist Biographies. Retrieved 26 April 2021.