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John Angel

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John Angel

Birth
England
Death
16 Oct 1960 (aged 78)
Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.4082134, Longitude: -73.2570357
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Born in Devon, England, John Angel became a sculptor of statues, monuments, medals, and portrait busts in England and the United States. His work included war memorials in England at Exeter, Bridgewater, and Rotherham, and busts and statues for churches in Oxford and Yorkshire. In the United States, he worked extensively including a panel for the East Liberty Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.He died on the 16th October 1960 in Connecticut and was then regarded as one of America's foremost sculptors. His work for the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York and his statue of Francis Vigo for the George Rogers Clark Memorial Park in Vincennes , Indiana, overlooking the Wabash River.
Born in Devon, England, John Angel became a sculptor of statues, monuments, medals, and portrait busts in England and the United States. His work included war memorials in England at Exeter, Bridgewater, and Rotherham, and busts and statues for churches in Oxford and Yorkshire. In the United States, he worked extensively including a panel for the East Liberty Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.He died on the 16th October 1960 in Connecticut and was then regarded as one of America's foremost sculptors. His work for the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York and his statue of Francis Vigo for the George Rogers Clark Memorial Park in Vincennes , Indiana, overlooking the Wabash River.


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  • Created by: Kat
  • Added: Aug 24, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41083891/john-angel: accessed ), memorial page for John Angel (1 Nov 1881–16 Oct 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41083891, citing Zoar Cemetery, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Kat (contributor 19409629).