Edward Carter Preston, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Carter Preston

British artist

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1884

Date of Death: 02-Mar-1965

Profession: artist, sculptor, medallist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Edward Carter Preston (7 July 1885 – 2 March 1965) was an English artist, born and died in Liverpool.
He was a renowned sculptor and medallist.
The artist designed the bronze memorial plaques presented to the families of British servicemen and women who died during the First World War.
Another major commission for the artist began in 1931 when the architect Giles Gilbert Scott asked him to produce a series of sculptures for the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral.
The project was an immense undertaking which occupied the artist for the next thirty years.
The work for the cathedral included fifty sculptures, ten memorials and several reliefs. Preston is the brother-in-law of sculptor Herbert Tyson Smith.
He was the father of the potter Julia Carter Preston.