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Mr. Screen statue outside the Screen Cinema
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Cinema usher statue by Vincent Browne
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Temple Bar palm tree
Vincent Browne (born 1947) is an Irish sculptor.
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Browne was born in Dublin in 1947. He studied at the National College of Art and Design [1] and at the Jan Van Eyck Academy in the Netherlands. In 1987, Browne represented Ireland in Budapest at the 7th International Small Sculpture Show. [2] He created a well-loved Dublin landmark, Mr. Screen, the squat bronze usher who stands outside the Screen Cinema at the junction of Hawkins Street and Townsend Street in Dublin. [3] Mr Screen was made from two immersion water heaters. [1] His public commissions also include Anti-War Memorial ( Limerick, 1987) and the bronze Palm Tree seat in Temple Bar, Dublin. [2]
In 2005, Browne was commissioned to create a sculpture for the exterior of the Blanchardstown Civic Offices called The Tree of Life. [4]