Christian Cardell Corbet

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Christian Corbet
Born
Christian Cardell Corbet

(1966-01-31) 31 January 1966 (age 58)
Pickering Beach, Ontario, Canada
Education University of Guelph
Known for Sculptor
Portrait Sculptor
Forensic Sculptor
Notable work Tutankhamun
HRH Prince Philip
Robert the Bruce
Movement Contemporary Art

Christian Corbet FRSA (born 1966) is a Canadian artist. He is a Sculptor in Residence for the Royal Canadian Navy. [1]

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Early career

Corbet's first commission was a portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1995 which he was asked to present at Clarence House. [2] [3]

Corbet painted a portrait of Princess Diana which was presented to Princes William and Harry in 1997. [4]

Works

In 2010 Corbets sculpted an official portrait bust of Vice Admiral Charles Kingsmill and in 2011 Chief Petty Officer Max Bernays for the Royal Canadian Navy among numerous others. [5]

In 2011, the National Museum of Ireland acquired a forensic facial reconstruction of an Irish-born Canadian soldier from World War I named Thomas Lawless, also known as the Avion I Project as sculpted by Christian Corbet. [6]

In 2013, a bust by Corbet of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was unveiled. [7] The sculpture was created in Buckingham Palace and was commissioned by The Royal Canadian Regiment. [8]

In 2017, Corbet created a sculpture of Robert the Bruce, based on casts of the skull. [9] [10] Andrew Nelson of the University of Western Ontario determined that King Robert the Bruce did not die of leprosy. The sculpture is in the permanent collection of Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum. [11]

In 2018 Corbet sculpted from life sittings in the Supreme Court of Canada The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin. [12]

In 2018 Corbet along with Vice Admiral Mark Norman of the Royal Canadian Navy unveiled the official portrait of Able Seaman Leander Greene at the Canadian War Museum. [13]

Corbet has also sculpted portrait of General Romeo Dallaire and former Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance [14]

In 2020 Corbet sculpted a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II for the Platinum Jubilee. [15]

In 2022 Corbet was commissioned to sculpt an authorized forensic facial reconstruction of King Tutankhamun for the 100th anniversary of the discovery of his tomb. [16] [17] [18] Corbet and the sculpture were featured in a 2 hour movie on PBS Tutankhamun Allies and Enemies which aired in 2022. [19]

In 2022 Corbet produced and directed a memorial tribute to the late HM Queen Elizabeth II for the Royal Canadian Navy. [20] [ failed verification ]

Awards

In 2012 Corbet was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal. [21]

In 2012 Corbet was granted a coat of arms (armorial bearings) and a badge by the Canadian Government. [22]

Collections

Corbet is represented in the permanent collection of the British Museum with a medallion of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. [23]

Corbet is represented in the permanent collection of the Canadian War Museum with a forensic facial reconstruction of WWI soldier Private Thomas Lawless. [24]

Corbet is collected in the permanent collection of Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum with a forensic facial reconstruction of King Robert the Bruce. [25]

Corbet is represented in the Supreme Court of Canada with his portrait of sculptor Walter Allward. [26]

https://www.scc-csc.ca/about-apropos/image-eng.aspx?id=art-bus-walter-s-allward

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