Tolkien Great-Nephew to Create Statue for Papal Visit
The great nephew of legendary Birmingham author JRR Tolkien is sculpting a statue of Cardinal Newman which will be specially placed in Cofton Park for the Papal visit.
Award-winning sculptor and Catholic Tim Tolkien has started work on the life-size statue of the Cardinal which will be fabricated in steel and sprayed with bronze.
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Posted in Tolkien, Tolkien Family on August 19, 2010 by admin Source: Birmingham Mail






