John Burke (11 May 1946 – 11 December 2006) was an Irish sculptor. Burke studied at the Crawford School of Art and Design in Cork and at the Royal Academy of London. He spent most of his career in the Cork area and for a time taught at Crawford, where his students included Eilis O'Connell and Vivienne Roche. Burke was a founding member of Aosdána in 1981. Works Etsumi (1973, Belfast, Ulster Mus.) Red Cardinal (1978, Dublin, Bank of Ireland Headquarters) References 1946 births 2006 deaths Irish sculptors Aosdána members People from County Tipperary 20th-century Irish sculptors Male sculptors 20th-century male artists