Background:
40 years experience carving stone.
Specialties:
Architectural carving and restoration.
Personal Statement:
Patrick Plunkett began his career in 1962 at South Dorset Technical College in Weymouth, England, where, at the age of 15, he was apprenticed as a stone cutter. He gained his first restoration experience in Nottingham working on country churches and city banks, then graduated to the prestigious restoration team for the 700-year old Salisbury Cathedral, where, over a tenure of 7 years, he gained invaluable restoration skills and instructed new apprentices in the
arts of traditional masonry. In 1975, he was offered a position as stone carver at Washington National Cathedral, where he worked under the careful eye of two master carvers on such projects as Frederick Hart's three "Creation" sculptures over the west doors. Mr. Plunkett remained at Washington Cathedral until its completion and dedication in 1990. He was invited to do part-time restoration work on the White House in 1986, accepting a full-time position as Superintendent of Stone Restoration in 1991.
Video- Written in Stone
A short film about Patrick Plunkett and the Washington Cathedral.
Click on a thumbnail image below for an enlarged pop-up view.
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Finial, Washington Cathedral.
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Darth Vader, Washington Cathedral.
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Door surround.
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Statue base w/ grape leaf, Washington Cathedral.
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Patrick carving quatrefoil, Washington Cathedral.
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