Vincent Browne

Vincent Browne (1947 – 5 August 2026) was an Irish sculptor.

Life and career

Browne was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1947. He studied at the National College of Art and Design and at the Jan Van Eyck Academy in the Netherlands. In 1987, Browne represented Ireland in Budapest at the 7th International Small Sculpture Show. He created a well-loved Dublin landmark, Mr. Screen, the squat bronze usher who stood outside the Screen Cinema at the junction of Hawkins Street and Townsend Street in Dublin for many years. Mr. Screen was made from two immersion water heaters and was relocated to the Savoy Cinema after the closure of the Screen. His public commissions also include Anti-War Memorial (Limerick, 1987) and the bronze Palm Tree seat in Temple Bar, Dublin.

Browne died on 5 August 2026, at the age of 78.

Legacy Browne's public artworks, particularly Mr. Screen and the Anti-War Memorial, continue to be cited in Irish arts commentary and independent public art records as lasting contributions to Ireland's public sculpture landscape. Mr. Screen, a caricature statue of a cinema usher, is catalogued in independent public art listings as a notable Dublin landmark. Browne's Anti-War Memorial in Limerick, which symbolises conflicting sides of war, continues to be featured in cultural guides to public art in Ireland. Commentators have discussed the memorial's creation and significance in the urban context of Limerick's George's Quay.

Notable works Anti-War Memorial, Limerick (1987) Mr. Screen, Dublin (1988) Palm Tree, Dublin

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