Background
Stuart was born to the German art critic Bruno E. Werner and took up sculpting at a young age. As the Nazi Party gained more power, her mother, she, and her sister left the country.
Stuart was born to the German art critic Bruno E. Werner and took up sculpting at a young age. As the Nazi Party gained more power, her mother, she, and her sister left the country.
After World World War II they united with Werner. In 1945 Stuart began studying under Otto Hitzberger, who taught her modelling, carving, and relief work using different materials. The two married in 1951 and took up residence in Laragh Castle near Glendalough.
In their twenty-one years of marriage The Stuarts had three daughters: Aoibheann, Siobhan and Aisling.
Read more about Imogen Stuart on her official website, launched in 2015. Since then further pieces have been added to the College collection where 15 pieces of Imogen"s artwork are on display.
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