James Butler obituary

One of Britain’s leading figurative sculptors whose subjects ranged from Richard III to Jomo KenyattaJames Butler, who has died aged 90, was one of Britain’s foremost figurative sculptors. His lively and popular representations of national and local heroes, from Richard III in Leicester to the footballer Billy Wright in Wolverhampton, grace many a British square, street and stadium precinct.Butler came to prominence in 1972, when he was elected a full Royal Academician, and received