Karen Newman (artist)

Karen Newman MRBS (born 20 January 1951) is a British-born sculptor, best known for her bronze bust of Violette Szabo on the Albert Embankment of the River Thames, outside Lambeth Palace in London.[1]

Karen Newman
Born (1951-01-20) 20 January 1951
London, England
OccupationSculptor
Periodfrom 1965 onwards
GenreFigurative sculpture
SubjectPortrait sculpture
Website
karen-newman.com

Career

Newman was trained at the Chelsea School of Art for a Pre-Diploma 1969–1970, then on to the City and Guilds Art School in Kennington, London 1970–1972. From 1980 to 2001 Newman worked at Madame Tussauds in London. Among her subjects were:

Newman's life-size waxwork of Charlie Chaplin was exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, London.

In 2008, a bronze bust of Violette Szabo was unveiled at the Albert Embankment of the River Thames, in front of Lambeth Palace.[2]

References

  1. "Royal British Society of Sculptors". Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  2. "Secret agents' memorial unveiled". BBC. 4 October 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2018.


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