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T.P. O'Connor

Thomas Power O'Connor (Athlone, Ireland 1848 - London 1929)
journalist, an Irish nationalist political figure, Member of Parliament for nearly fifty years
(Wikipedia)

Francis Doyle-Jones
1935/36

Description

Bronze bust on a console.

Inscription(s)

T.P. O'CONNOR
journalist
parliamentarian
1848 - 1929
his pen could lay bare
the bones of a book or
the soul of a statesman
in a few vivid lines

Signature

T.P. O'Connor - F. Doyle-Jones sc.

Sculptor

Francis William Doyle-Jones (Hartlepool, Durham 1873 - Chelsea 1938), Irish sculptor (Biography).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in the City of London.
Bob Speel, London sculpture.
Andrew Kershman, London's Monuments (London: Metro Publ., 2013), p. 175-176.
Peter Matthews, London's Statues and Monuments (Botley: Shire, 2012), p. 70-71.

Locatie (N 51°30'50" - W 0°6'23") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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