Newbury Abbot Trent (14 October 1885 – 2 August 1953) was an English sculptor and medallist. Trent studied at the
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design university in the United Kingdom. It o ...
and
Royal Academy Schools
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpo ...
, where he became an associate. His works include
relief
Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces are bonded to a solid background of the same material. The term '' relief'' is from the Latin verb ''relevo'', to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that th ...
s,
statues and other forms of sculpture. Many of his most notable works are war memorials in England, Scotland and Wales.
Background
Abbot Trent was born in
Forest Gate
Forest Gate is a district in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England. It is located northeast of Charing Cross.
The area's name relates to its position adjacent to Wanstead Flats, the southernmost part of Epping Forest. The town ...
in
Essex
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on 14 October 1885. He was the son of Walter F. Trent who was a builder and ship fitter by trade. His cousin was the cinema architect
William Edward Trent.
At an early age he was adopted by
Thomas Armstrong the painter. He studied at the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy Schools. He married (Phyllis) Hilda Ledward who was the daughter of the sculptor
Richard Arthur Ledward
Richard Arthur Ledward (1857 – 28 October 1890), born in the Staffordshire Potteries in England, was a sculptor and teacher of pottery modelling.
Life
Ledward was born in Burslem, Staffordshire, in 1857; he was a son of Richard Perry Ledward, o ...
(1857–90) and sister to
Gilbert Ledward
Gilbert Ledward (23 January 1888 – 21 June 1960), was an English sculptor.
He won the British Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1913, and in World War I served in the Royal Garrison Artillery and later as a war artist. He was professor of s ...
(1888–1960). They had two daughters: Margaret (Peggy) and Jennifer 1917–2002, who both trained as architects. Trent became an Associate of the Royal Academy and worked throughout his life from a studio on Beaufort Street, London. He died on 2 August 1953. His cremation took place at Putney Vale Crematorium.
Works
List of works
The following is a partial list of Trent's work, other than war memorials.
Image:Angel of Peace Bath.jpg, "Angel of Peace" in Bath. Photograph shown courtesy Jim Ebdon.
Image:Cheltenham Relief.jpg, Relief on Cheltenham Cinema. Courtesy Tim Chance.
Image:Edward VII Hove.jpg, Edward VII statue in Hove/Brighton.
Image:Apollo Relief 6.JPG, Close-up of one of the relief panels-Apollo Victoria.
Image:Apollo Victoria Relief 3.JPG, Apollo Victoria relief panel
Image:Apollo Victoria Relief 5.JPG, Apollo Victoria relief panel
Image:Friese Greene 1.JPG, Friese Greene. Gaumont Cinema. King's Road. Chelsea.
Image:Newbury Abbot Trent's Comedy.JPG, The mask of Comedy.Gaumont Cinema. King's Road. Chelsea.
Image:Newbury Abbot Trent's Tragedy.JPG, The mask of Tragedy.Gaumont Cinema. King's Road. Chelsea.
Image:Adelphi relief.jpg, One of two reliefs on Adelphi entrance by Newbury Abbot Trent. Photograph shown courtesy John Linwood.
Image:Buchanon House Relief 1.JPG, Buchanon House Relief
Image:Knife Grinder at work.JPG, Knife grinder at work
Image:Woman sells lavender.JPG, A woman sells lavender accompanied by child.
Image:Buying fruit from street vendor.JPG, People buying fruit from barrow
Image:Town Crier.JPG, Town Crier
War memorials
Image:Beckenham War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 35267.jpg, Beckenham War Memorial
Image:Ilford War Memorial.jpg, The soldier on Ilford War Memorial, Photograph shown courtesy Chris Guy.
Image:New Barnet 2.JPG, Bronze on New Barnet War Memorial
Image:New Barnet 5.JPG, Carving on New Barnet War Memorial- The British Lion has slain the German Imperial Eagle.
Image:Wallsend War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 91994.jpg, Wallsend War Memorial
Image:War memorial, Bedwellty Park, Tredegar - geograph.org.uk - 1187516.jpg, Tredegar War Memorial
References
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1885 births
1953 deaths
English male sculptors
Sculptors from London
Alumni of the Royal College of Art
20th-century British sculptors