Alan Best (sculptor)

Alan Best (19102001) was a Canadian sculptor and natural historian. He trained at the Académie Julian in Paris, designed for Josiah Wedgwood & Sons and was assistant to British sculptor Eric Kennington. He was assistant zoo curator[1] under Julian Huxley at Regent's Park Zoo, London and curator of Stanley Park Zoo, Vancouver. He is the uncle of Canadian filmmaker Alan Best.

References

  1. "21 March 1938, BBC Television". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Artists And Their Work – Animal Sitters. John Skeaping will show how he conducts his art classes at the Zoo. In the studio there will-also be Alan Best, Assistant Curator at the Zoo, several students, and a cheetah


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