Christian Cardell Corbet facts for kids

Christian Corbet (born 1966) is a Canadian artist. He is a Sculptor in Residence for the Royal Canadian Navy.

Works

In 2011, the National Museum of Ireland acquired a forensic facial reconstruction of an Irish-born Canadian soldier from World War I named Thomas Lawless, also known as the Avion I Project as sculpted by Christian Corbet.

In 2013, a bust by Corbet of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was unveiled. The sculpture was created in Buckingham Palace and was commissioned by The Royal Canadian Regiment.

In 2017, Corbet created a sculpture of Robert the Bruce, based on casts of the skull. Andrew Nelson of the University of Western Ontario determined that King Robert the Bruce did not die of leprosy. The sculpture is in the permanent collection of Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum.

In 2022 Corbet was commissioned to sculpt an authorized forensic facial reconstruction of King Tutankhamun for the 100th anniversary of the discovery of his tomb. Corbet and the sculpture were featured in a 2 hour movie on PBS Tutankhamun Allies and Enemies which aired in 2022.

Awards

In 2012 Corbet was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal.

In 2012 Corbet was granted a coat of arms (armorial bearings) and a badge by the Canadian Government.

Collections

Corbet is represented in the permanent collection of the British Museum with a medallion of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

Corbet is represented in the permanent collection of the Canadian War Museum with a forensic facial reconstruction of WWI soldier Private Thomas Lawless.

Corbet is collected in the permanent collection of Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum with a forensic facial reconstruction of King Robert the Bruce.

Corbet is represented in the Supreme Court of Canada with his portrait of sculptor Walter Allward.