Desmond Broe

Desmond Broe
Born1921
Dublin, Ireland
Died16 September 1968 (aged 46–47)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
OccupationSculptor

Desmond Broe (1921 – 16 September 1968) was an Irish sculptor.

Life

Broe's plaque to the Pearse brothers erected at their former home

His father, Leo, was a sculptor, with the family sculpting business run from a premises in Harold's Cross, Dublin.[1] His sister, Irene, was also a sculptor.[2]

Broe attended the National College of Art and Design, and won the Taylor Scholarship in 1943 for modelling.[2] His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3] His work was exhibited alongside his sister and father, as well as May Power, at the 1955 Institute of the Sculptors of Ireland exhibition in the Hugh Lane Gallery.[4] One of his most notable works in a plaque to Patrick and William Pearse, erected on their former home at 27 Pearse Street. He also carved the headstone at the family's burial plot in Deans Grange Cemetery,[5] and the IRA Memorial in Athlone.[6]

Broe's son, Damian, took over the family sculpting business which was later known as Monumental Sculptors.[7]

References

  1. ^ Art in Parks (PDF). Dublin: Dublin City Council. 2014. p. 23.
  2. ^ a b "BROE Desmond 1921-1968 | Artist Biographies". www.artbiogs.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Desmond Broe". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ Corkery, Seán (1955). "Two Exhibitions". The Furrow. 6 (6): 383–386. ISSN 0016-3120. JSTOR 27656707.
  5. ^ "Deansgrange War Graves". www.irishmedals.ie. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  6. ^ "IRA Memorial, Custume Place, ATHLONE, Athlone, WESTMEATH". Buildings of Ireland. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. ^ "National Irish Visual Arts Library: Broe, Dimitri". www.nival.ie. Retrieved 3 March 2021.


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