British sculptor Eric Winters was one of the founding members of the Society of Portrait Sculptors. He represented the fifth generation of sculptors in the Winters’ family, learning sculpture from his father Leo Hill Winters, a carver and letter designer. Eric studied at St. Martins School of Art and was awarded the only open scholarship to attend the Royal Academy Sculpture School in 1939 as the youngest student. He resumed sculpture after World War II from 1947-52 when the Academy was re-opened. While still studying, he won numerous prizes and received a scholarship for a study trip to France. During his artistic life he dedicated himself to portrait busts, in several cases also of prominent sports personalities including Northern Ireland’s soccer hero Danny Blanchflower.
Great Britain