John Burke (artist)

John Burke (11 May 1946 – 11 December 2006) was an Irish sculptor.

John Burke
Born	11 May 1946[1] Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland[2]
Died	11 Dec 2006[2]
Nationality	Irish

Burke studied at the Crawford School of Art and Design in Cork and at the Royal Academy of London.[3] He spent most of his career in the Cork area[4] and for a time taught at Crawford, where his students included Eilis O'Connell and Vivienne Roche.[3]

Burke was a founding member of Aosdána in 1981.[2][5]

Works

Red Cardinal (1978)

• Etsumi (1973, Belfast, Ulster Mus.)[3]
• Red Cardinal (1978, Dublin, Bank of Ireland Headquarters)[6]

References

1. Pyle, Hilary. "Burke, John". Grove Art Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
2. "Influential Irish sculptor and dedicated teacher of art". The Irish Times. 23 December 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
3. "John Burke (1964-2006)". Collection Artists. Irish Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
4. English, Eoin (14 December 2006). "Artist buried with back to adopted city". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
5. McNamara, Robert (13 December 2019). "Calls to repair steel sculpture on Wilton Roundabout". The Echo. Cork. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
6. Dargan, Pat (15 November 2017). Dublin in 50 Buildings. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 138. ISBN 9781445677743. Retrieved 12 April 2020.