Albert Toft

Sculptor

Birthday June 3, 1862

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Dec 18, 1949 (87)

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About

English sculptor who created many portraits, such as the Leamington Spa War Memorial and the Chadderton War Memorial.

Before Fame

He trained in Wedgwood's pottery and won a scholarship to study sculpture at the South Kensington Schools.

Trivia

He called his work idealist, but also said of himself that "to become an idealist you must necessarily first be a realist."

Family Life

His brother was the landscape artist Joseph Alfonso Toft.

Associated With

He and Rachel Whiteread are both English sculptors.