About John Behan
Born 1938. John Behan is an Irish sculptor.
John Behan (born 1938) is an Irish sculptor from Dublin.
Career Behan studied at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, and Ealing Art College, London, as well as Oslo's Royal Academy School. He is a member of Aosdána.
Behan helped establish the Project Arts Centre in Dublin in 1967, and the Dublin Art Foundry. The memorial, located in Murrisk, County Mayo, was unveiled by Mary Robinson on 20 July 1997.
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Who is John Behan?
Irish artist
When was John Behan born?
John Behan was born in 1938 in Dublin.
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John Behan is a sculptor.
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John Behan is Irish.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Behan (sculptor)
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