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Tom Bowers (c. 1936 – March 2021) was a British-born Seychellois sculptor and photographer.

Tom Bowers
Tom Bowers in 2014
Born	Tom Bowers 1936 (1936) London, United Kingdom
Died	2021 (2022) Seychelles
Nationality	British
Occupation	sculptor photographer
Years active	1950–2021
Notable work	Liberty Monument

Life

Bowers was born in London, the United Kingdom where he studied graphic art and sculpture. He later worked as a freelance advertiser after he opened a photographic studio in London. In 1981, along with his family, he visited Seychelles on holiday before he decided to move into the country permanently in 1986.[1]

In 2014, he was commissioned by the government of Seychelles to design the Liberty Monument which replaced the old Zom Libb monument.[2] Bowers has a sculpture studio in Anse a la Mouche, Seychelles.[3]

He died in March 2021, 84 years old.[4]

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