(b Dublin, Aug 28, 1941). Irish sculptor and painter, active in England. He moved to the USA with his family in 1945 and studied painting at Yale University, CT (1961–3; 1964–6); his tutors included Al Held and Alex Katz. In 1966 Craig-Martin moved to England to teach at the Bath Academy of Art in Corsham, Wilts, and he eventually taught from 1973 at Goldsmiths’ College in London, where he remained a powerful influence on students through the 1980s and 1990s. Among the many students indebted to his example were Julian Opie, Lisa Milroy, Ian Davenport, Gary Hume, Fiona Rae and Damien Hirst. His early work made deliberate reference to the American artists he most admired, such as Donald Judd, Jasper Johns and Robert Morris (ii). Although he was particularly affected by Minimalism and used ordinary household materials in his sculptures, he played against the logic of his sources; in Four Identical Boxes with Lids Reversed...