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marcus cornish

marcus cornish is a contemporary british sculptor .
after obtaining a first class honours degree in sculpture at camberwell school of art , he went on to gain a master of arts degree at the royal college of art .
a scholarship enabled him to spend time in india , studying the work of traditional aiyanar potter priests , and his master 's thesis was about their work crafting terracotta horses for aiyanar shrines in tamil nadu .
in 1993 he was elected a member of the royal british society of sculptors .
he spent time as official tour artist with the british army in kosovo , and again as official tour artist on a diplomatic tour of eastern europe by hrh the prince of wales .
he is an academic board member , and occasional tutor , of the prince 's drawing school - a charitable trust founded by hrh the prince of wales that provides a wide range of courses focused on drawing and painting skills .
