Michael Biggs | |
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Born | 26 August 1928 |
Died | 1993 | (aged 64)
Nationality | British/Irish |
Known for | Letter cutting, stone carving |
Spouse |
Frances Dooly (
m. 1953) |
Children | 5 |
Michael Biggs (26 August 1928 – 1993) was an Irish sculptor, [1] stone carver and letterist of English extraction. [2] [3] [4]
Biggs was born in Stockport in 1928. [5] He was educated at St Columba's College, Dublin and attended Trinity College Dublin in 1946–49, but did not graduate. [6]
Biggs learned with Joseph Cribb in 1948–1951. [7] [5] He attended an artist's community in Ditchling, Sussex, founded by Eric Gill, and Biggs became well known as a carver, letterist and engraver. He also studied under Elizabeth Rivers. [8]
A notable work of his was the Gaelic type used by Dolmen Press. [9] He also designed the lettering for the Series B Banknotes of the Irish pound. [10]
He was elected to the elite artistic institution Aosdána in 1989. [11]
Biggs was married to Frances Dooly, a violinist, artist, and designer of stained-glass and tapestries; they had five children. [6] He converted to Roman Catholicism late in life and was buried at St. Patrick's Church, Enniskerry. [10]
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Michael Biggs | |
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Born | 26 August 1928 |
Died | 1993 | (aged 64)
Nationality | British/Irish |
Known for | Letter cutting, stone carving |
Spouse |
Frances Dooly (
m. 1953) |
Children | 5 |
Michael Biggs (26 August 1928 – 1993) was an Irish sculptor, [1] stone carver and letterist of English extraction. [2] [3] [4]
Biggs was born in Stockport in 1928. [5] He was educated at St Columba's College, Dublin and attended Trinity College Dublin in 1946–49, but did not graduate. [6]
Biggs learned with Joseph Cribb in 1948–1951. [7] [5] He attended an artist's community in Ditchling, Sussex, founded by Eric Gill, and Biggs became well known as a carver, letterist and engraver. He also studied under Elizabeth Rivers. [8]
A notable work of his was the Gaelic type used by Dolmen Press. [9] He also designed the lettering for the Series B Banknotes of the Irish pound. [10]
He was elected to the elite artistic institution Aosdána in 1989. [11]
Biggs was married to Frances Dooly, a violinist, artist, and designer of stained-glass and tapestries; they had five children. [6] He converted to Roman Catholicism late in life and was buried at St. Patrick's Church, Enniskerry. [10]
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