John Cassidy - Sculptor - Features

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Self portrait by Cassidy (private collection, USA) Please feel free to contribute: our thanks are due to everyone who has helped so far. The Weaver's Wife (1906) Irlam and Cadishead War Memorial (1923) Write to us at: charlie@johncassidy.org.uk Website created and compiled by Charlie Hulme and Lis Nicolson, with the invaluable assistance of the John Cassidy Committee, Slane History & Archaeology Society.	Biography and background The life of John Cassidy: a summary Two published biographies The Cassidys of Slane: a genealogical exploration John Cassidy's early life in Ireland The Manchester School of Art The Manchester Academy of Fine Arts Cassidy in Manchester Faces and Places 1898 An hour with a Sculptor 1899 Cassidy in Faces and Places 1903 'Catalogue of a Small Collection of Sculpture' 1914 The Making of a Statue 1914: an article by John Cassidy John Cassidy's Last Days July 1939 Works to visit: War Memorials Clayton-le-Moors Lancashire Colwyn Bay North Wales Eccles Salford Heaton Moor Stockport Irlam and Cadishead Salford Lower Peover Cheshire Skipton, North Yorkshire Stourbridge Worcestershire Rishton Conservative Club Lancashire St Peter's, Swinton lych gate Salford Other public works: Greater Manchester Elijah Harwood Cooke (St Clement's Church, Urmston) John Pennington Thomasson, Bolton John Kay Memorial, Bury 'Adrift' Manchester Rosa Leo Grindon (Manchester Central Library) Albert Square Cassidy in the heart of Manchester. Professor John Strachan University of Manchester James Joule, Sale Bolton two statues Sir Charles Hallé, Manchester Richard Peacock, Gorton King Edward VII, Manchester Rochdale and the Lancashire Dialect Writers Memorial John Rylands (John Rylands Library) Enriqueta Rylands (John Rylands Library) Theology directing the labours of Science and Art (John Rylands Library) Other: Elsewhere Hygeia, Aberdeen Queen Victoria, Belfast Edward Colston, Bristol Harry Houdini, New York, USA. Alderman John Hargreaves Scott, Burnley Privately owned or non-public works Henry Hunt and Peterloo 1908 Henry Clarence Whaite: a letter from John Cassidy 1898 Edward Schunck, FRS 1904 A Reverie - female figure 1905-6 The Weaver's Wife 1906 Alderman Sir James Wilson Southern 1909 Sir Arthur Hopkinson 1910 Rowland Thirlmere 1911 Ernest Marriott 1913 John Lewis Paton M.A. 1924 The Gate of Knowledge 1909 Lost or missing works In Search of Ben Brierley Leslie Stuart memorial 1939 Haydon Perry 1902 Related projects by the compilers James Gresham, engineer and art collector The Avenue, Sale The Walkers of Woodheys Grange Contents of the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library Irish Journey. The story of our visit to John Cassidy's native village and our part in an exhibition of his work. Page updated September 2020 by Charlie Hulme. Comments welcome: charlie@johncassidy.org.uk