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12 de nov. de 2019 · Tributes are being paid to former Labour Health Secretary Frank Dobson, who has died at the age of 79. The York-born son of a railwayman was made Health Secretary by Tony Blair when Labour swept to power in 1997. He was a passionate defender of the NHS, and regularly railed against its potential privatisation.
Dobson, Frank (1886–1963). British sculptor, born in London, the son of an illustrator of the same name. From 1902 to 1904 he worked as an assistant to William Reynolds-Stephens. He then spent two years in Cornwall, earning his living with landscape watercolours, before winning a scholarship to Hospitalfield Art Institute, Arbroath, where he ...
Frank Dobson moved to Newlyn in Cornwall, where he met Augustus John who used his influence and contacts to enable Dobson to stage a one-man show at the Chenil Gallery in London in 1914. At the start of World War Two, Dobson and his second wife, whom he had married in 1931, moved to Bristol, where a large retrospective of his work was held in March 1940.
View Frank Dobson’s 458 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available works on paper, sculpture, and paintings for sale and learn about the artist.
Professor Frank Dobson was a leading British sculptor, specialising in the human form. The son of an artist, Dobson was educated at the Harrow Green School and, after showing a leaning towards drawing, was sent to the Leyton Technical School. He spent his spare time in the studio of sculptor William Reynolds-Stephen, watching him at work.
Dobson’s work can be found in many public galleries and with private collectors, but London Pride, sitting on the bank of the River Thames is by far Dobson’s most accessible piece. London Pride features on the BBC’s Modern Masters Art Walk. INSCRIPTION LONDON PRIDE, Frank Dobson (1886-1963). Commissioned for The Festival Of Britain 1951.
Leading Labour politicians from the left and right of the party have paid tribute to Frank Dobson, the former health secretary, who has died at the age of 79.Tony Blair described Mr Dobson as a ...
