John Marshall (1888–1952) was a Scottish sculptor active in the early 20th century. He is noted for doing much of his architectural work in-situ, on the face of the buildings.

Life

He was born in

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in 1888. He is thought to be descended from John Marshall, marble cutter on

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who had been a teacher to Thomas Campbell. He trained formally at

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. He worked in partnership with architects such as

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and Sir

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and executed works designed by fellow sculptors such as Phyllis Bone,

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and

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. He exhibited in the Royal Scottish Academy 1935 to 1940. He is known to have sculpted the gravestone for William Marshall, his own son, in Drum Brae Cemetery in 1949.

Notable works

see *Carvings on the Scotsman newspaper offices, North Bridge,

(1899–1902) now the Scotsman Hotel *Carvings at

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(1908–1912) *Carvings in the Thistle Chapel,

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(1909–1911) *Chimneypiece,

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(1915) * Inverness War Memorial (1920) *Memorial to Lt Archibald Gifford-Moir, St Mungo's Church,

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(c. 1920) (designed by Sir

Robert Lorimer Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer, KBE (4 November 1864 – 13 September 1929) was a prolific Scottish architect and furniture designer noted for his sensitive restorations of historic houses and castles, for new work in Scots Baronial and Got ...

) *Heraldic sculpture,

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(1924–1927) with

*Architectural carving, St Patrick's RC Church, Cowgate, Edinburgh (1928–1929) *Sculpture on

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(1929–1934) *Heraldic sculpture, St Andrew's House,

(1936–1939) *Replacement carvings Manchester Cathedral (1945–1950) following damage in the

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*Gatepiers at

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(1950) to a design by

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Municipal Buildings (date unknown)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, John 1888 births 1952 deaths Scottish sculptors Scottish male sculptors Artists from Edinburgh Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art 20th-century British sculptors