Sam Holland (sculptor) explained

Samantha "Sam" Holland is a British sculptor.^[1] Holland studied Fine Art Sculpture at the City & Guilds of London Art School gaining a first class degree. In 2001 she became a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors.^[2]

Her commissions include statues of the founder of The Football League, William McGregor at Villa Park, Birmingham^[3] Dick Evans at Moelfre, Anglesey,^[4] the RNLI memorial sculpture outside the RNLI Headquarters in Poole, Dorset^[5] and a statue of politician Barbara Castle in Jubilee Square, Blackburn.^[6]

Personal life

Holland is married and has two sons, Tom and Sid.^[2]

Web site: Aston Villa fans approve statue of first chairman. www.birminghampost.net. 30 January 2012.
Web site: Sam Holland - sculpture. www.samholland.co.uk. 30 January 2012.
Web site: Fans' tribute to football's 'saviour'. BBC News. 25 January 2012.
Web site: Remembering Dick. https://web.archive.org/web/20060218034916/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/sites/mystory/pages/samholland.shtml. 18 February 2006. BBC News. 30 January 2012.
Web site: Public Art in Poole. www.pooletourism.co.uk. 30 January 2012.
Web site: 2021-10-09. Statue of pioneering MP Barbara Castle joins recent memorials to prominent British women. 2021-10-09. The Guardian.