Kenneth Eager (2 January 1929 – 22 September 2013) was an English stone sculptor, and wood carver, who was part of

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founded by

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in Ditchling, Sussex. From 1945 Eager was an assistant to

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at the Guild, and remained there after Cribb's death in 1967 until its closure in 1989. Eager commuted daily to Ditchling from his home in Brighton. Notable work by Eager included the headstone at

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, for Sir

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, dressmaker to

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, the Pelham Memorial in

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's parish church, and he carved a baptismal font for Telscombe Catholic church. Eager married Audrey Sumner in 1954, they had a son. Sumner survived him at his death.

External links

Biography of Eager on Guild website

References

1929 births 2013 deaths English stonemasons Converts to Roman Catholicism English sculptors English male sculptors Artists from Brighton {{UK-sculptor-stub