George Maurice Lambert

Great Britain
Great Britain
Games Participations2
First Olympic GamesAmsterdam 1928
Year of Birth1901

Biography

Paris-born British painter and sculptor Maurice Lambert attended life classes at Chelsea Polytechnic from 1919-27 while concurrently working in the workshop of sculptor Francis Derwent Wood. He was the son of the distinguished Australian painter George Lambert (1873-1930) and the older brother of the composer and conductor, Constant Lambert (1905-51). From 1928-32, inspired by non-European cultures, he joined the avant-garde “7 & 5 Society”. Maurice Lambert was a sculptor in bronze, stone, wood, concrete and glass of figurative and abstract subjects, most notably busts. But he also dealt with dynamic forms and movements. During World War II, he served in the London Welsh Regiment. After the war he became master of sculpture at the Royal Academy Schools (1950-58). He was also commissioned with artistic decorations of passenger liners like Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.

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