Person    | Male  Born 15/8/1928  Died 18/10/2016

Alan Collins

Categories: Sculpture

Countries: USA

Sculptor. Born Surrey as Alan Rodney Collins. Trained in England and became associated with the Seventh Day Adventists. Provided a lot of sculpture for Guildford Cathedral. Joined the Seventh-day Adventists in the 1950s. 1968 moved to the USA and spent the next 20 years teaching in Adventist universities. Returned to Britain in 2013 and settled in Dorset.

Other work in London: The 'Minerva' in Montague Close, between Minerva House and Southwark Cathedral commissioned by National and Grindlays Bank (1966)in fibre-reinforced plastic with powdered aluminium.

Guardian obituary.

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Alan Collins

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John F. Kennedy memorial - Runnymede

Unveiled by the Queen in the presence of many members of the Kennedy family a...

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Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa

Born Barcelona.

Person, Sculpture, Spain

1 memorial
Futurecity

Futurecity

From their website: "We add value to the built environment. We create alliances & build bridges. We put new places on the cultural map. We create distinct, memorable, marketable identity.

Group, Art, Commerce, Sculpture

1 memorial
Mark Kennedy

Mark Kennedy

Zambian-born New Zealand sculptor active in 2002.  Kennedy owns and runs the Bronze Age Foundry.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Philomena Davidson Davis

Philomena Davidson Davis

Born London, she became the first female president of the Royal British Society of Sculptors in 1990, a post she held for six years (giving her the post-nominal letters PPRSS). Co-opted member of t...

Person, Sculpture

2 memorials
Sylvia Gilley

Sylvia Gilley

Sculptor.  Gilley was a studio assistant to Frank Dobson 1930-1939. The image is a self-portrait from 1936.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial

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Old Cock Tavern - Fleet Street - lost plaque

Old Cock Tavern - Fleet Street - lost plaque

EC4, Fleet Street, 22, Ye Olde Cock Tavern

The quotation compares The Cock with Vauxhall Gardens.

3 subjects commemorated
Royal Marsden Hospital

Royal Marsden Hospital

SW6, Fulham Road, Royal Marsden Hospital

Founded in 1851 by William Marsden MD.

2 subjects commemorated
Leslie A. Rhodes

Leslie A. Rhodes

Died following an act of terrorism on 22 March 2017 on Westminster Bridge. Leslie Rhodes, from Clapham, had been visiting St Thomas' Hospital when he was hit by the car driven by the terrorist. The...

Person, Terrorism, Tragedy

1 memorial
Speke

Speke

W2, Kensington Gardens

'Victoria Nyanza' means 'Lake Victoria'.

3 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Holborn Union Workhouse School

Holborn Union Workhouse School

The school was part of a huge workhouse complex which gave basic education to about 400 children. Pupils were provided with uniforms, and had access to playing fields, a swimming pool and workshops...

Building, Education

1 memorial