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__NOTOC__ Christian Cardell Corbet (born 1966) is a Canadian artist. He is Sculptor in Residence for the
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Works

In 2011, the
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acquired a forensic facial reconstruction of an Irish-born Canadian soldier from
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named Thomas Lawless, also known as the Avion I Project as sculpted by Christian Corbet. In 2013, a bust by Corbet of
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from El ...
was unveiled. In 2017, Corbet created a sculpture of
Robert the Bruce Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventual ...
, based on casts of the skull.


References

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