Robert Cushing (1841 – 11 March 1896) was a prominent Irish sculptor, active in the United States in the second half of the 19th century.

[1] He had an office at 44 West 30th Street in Manhattan's Tenderloin district.

[1] In 1894, his most notable piece of work, a statue of compatriot Father John Christopher Drumgoole, was erected in Lafayette Place, New York City.

[1] The sign he had left on his office door read: "Called away by an important engagement.

He had left to go to St. Vincent's Hospital, and expected to be back at work the following day; however, he experienced "heart trouble", which, coupled with "other ailments", led to his death.