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Bob Sloan
Bob Sloan ''HRUA'', ''ARBS'' (1940– ) is a Northern Irish sculptor, painter, performance and installation artist. He is an Academician of the Royal Ulster Academy of Arts where he has won numerous silver and gold medals at their annual shows. Sloan has exhibited internationally, and is known primarily for his sculptural works. Amongst his professional achievements he acted as Director of the Sculptors Society of Ireland between 1988 and 1991. In the 1970s Sloan set-up and ran Northern Ireland's only foundry. Sloan has influenced several generations of young artists in his role as educator. Early life Robert W Sloan was born in Belfast on 10 April 1940 to a father who was an upholsterer and a mother who was a school cook. He was raised on Apsley Street near the Donegall Pass and the Ormeau Road areas of Belfast. Sloan cites his earliest influences as watching blacksmiths shoeing horses, repairing harnesses and cart wheels. He attended Annadale Grammar School from 1952 to 1959 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annadale Grammar School
Annadale Grammar School for Boys was an all-boys school located on the Annadale Embankment skirting the River Lagan in south Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1990, Annadale Grammar School (all boys) amalgamated with Carolan Grammar School (all girls) and became known as Wellington College Belfast. Name The name "Annadale" originated from Anne Hill, mother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Wellington's grandfather, Arthur Hill, 1st Viscount Dungannon, lived at Belvoir Estate near Knockbreda and married Anne Stafford in 1737. They bore 3 children, a boy and 2 girls. Their eldest daughter, Anne, married Garret Wellesley, 1st Earl of Mornington and herself bore 2 sons and a daughter – Penelope Prudence, Richard and Arthur, Duke of Wellington. The site on which the school was built was originally known as Anna's Dale, a name referred to in letters from the Duke to his mother which are now held by the school. The school also possesses an oil painting of the area as it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |