"Tom Murphy"@en . . . "British artist" . . "Murphy, Tom"@en . . "Tom Murphy (born 1949) is an English artist who is best known for his bronze sculptures..Murphy is a self-taught artist, starting his artistic career initially as a hobby and moved quickly to an intense period of self-study, mastering a range of techniques in many art disciplines.Previously he worked in a number of occupations which included; a seaman, salesman, musician and impressionist in a pop group.Later he graduated as a teacher at Liverpool John Moores University and taught art at the Liverpool Community College. "@en . . . . "1949Z"^^ . .