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David Wynne
OBE (25 May 1926 – 4 September 2014)
[1] was a British sculptor of figures, animals, and portraits.
Biography
Born in
Lyndhurst, Hampshire, son of Commander Charles Edward Wynne and Millicent (née Beyts), Wynne was educated at
Stowe School
[2] and then served in the
Royal Navy during
World War II and read Zoology at
Trinity College, Cambridge, taking up sculpture professionally in 1950. He married Gillian Grant, daughter of the writer
Joan Grant, in 1959 and had two sons,
Edward and Roland, who formed psychedelic rock band
Ozric Tentacles.
[3]
He did a bronze sculpture of
The Beatles in 1964 and subsequently introduced them to the
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (of whom he also did a sculpture).
[4]
He was awarded the
OBE in 1994.
[5]
Works
Wynne's sculptures include:
- Bird Fountains (1967) –
Ambassador College,
Pasadena, California
- Blessed Virgin Mary (2000) –
Ely Cathedral
- The Breath of Life Column (1962) – location unknown (was Hammersmith)
- Boy with a Dolphin (1974) –
Cheyne Walk
- Christ and Mary Magdalene (1963) – Ely Cathedral and
Magdalen College, Oxford
- Cresta Rider (1985) –
Saint Moritz
- Dancer with a Bird (1975) –
Cadogan Square Gardens
- The Dancers (1971) – Cadogan Square Gardens
- Embracing Lovers (1973) –
Guildhall, London
- Five Swimmers Fountain (1980) –
Staines
- Fred Perry (1984) –
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club, Southfields, London
[6]
- Gaia and Tresco Children (1990) –
Tresco Abbey Gardens
- Girl on a Horse –
Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens,
Purchase, New York
- Girl with a Dolphin (1973) – by
Tower Bridge, a bronze fountain "full of joy and life" posed by
Virginia Wade
[3]
- Girl with Doves (1970) – University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
- Goddess of the Woods (1991) –
Highgrove House
-
Gorilla (sculpture) (1961) –
Crystal Palace Park, south London, a sculpture of
Guy the Gorilla
- Grizzly Bear – Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens, Purchase, New York
- Leaping Salmon (1980) –
Kingston upon Thames
-
The Messenger (1981) –
Sutton, London
-
Queen Elizabeth Gate (1992) –
Hyde Park Corner
- Risen Christ and Seraphim (1985) –
Wells Cathedral
- River God Tyne (1968) –
Newcastle Civic Centre
-
The Spirit of Fire (1963) – originally
Lewis's, later
Debenhams,
Hanley, Staffordshire
- Swans in Flight (1968) –
Swans In Flight, Armstrong Auditorium, Edmond, Oklahoma
- Teamwork (1958) – for
Taylor Woodrow headquarters, London and later Solihull; now at
Taywood Road, Northolt, London
-
UK 50 Pence Coin
Archived 11 October 2018 at the
Wayback Machine (1973) – Commemoration of the United Kingdom joining the
European Economic Community
- ″Christ on the Ass″ (1954) Maquette III for The Entry into Jerusalem.
CuratorsEye.com
Portraits include:
References
Further reading
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