2014

David Wynne

Sculptor of figures, animals, and portraits. Born London. Other work in London includes: Girl with a Dolphin 1975 (before Boy with a Dophin) near Tower Bridge, (London Details for photos), Dancer with a Bird 1975 in Cadogan Square Gardens, Guy the Gorilla in Crystal Palace Park, Fred Perry at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Londonist tells us that it was Wynne who introduced the Beatles to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

2023: The Daily Mail reported that the 28-year old Virginia Wade was the model for Girl with a Dolphin. It also describes Wynne as a keen tennis player, a self-taught artist and a colourful character.

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David Wynne

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Boy with a Dolphin

{Front:} In memoriam, Roland David Amadeus Wynne, 1964 - 1999, who posed for ...

Queen Elizabeth Gate

Wynne was the artist for the central, cartoony, lion and unicorn screen. Lun...

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Andrew O'Connor

Sculptor. Born USA, not to be confused with his father also a sculptor with the same name, of Irish descent. In London c.1894-8, met and worked with John Singer Sargent. Also worked in Paris c.1...

Person, Sculpture, Ireland, USA

1 memorial

Walenty Pyrel

Born Poland. Came to England aged 5.

Person, Sculpture, Poland

1 memorial

Benson Sedgwick Engineering Ltd

From their website: Manufacturers and suppliers of various products and services including Sculpture fabrication for the UK's leading artists.

Group, Sculpture

1 memorial

Alexis Kow

From Velocetoday we learn: Kow was born near St. Petersburg as Alexis Kojewnikow (or Kogeynikow) and was studying in Switzerland when the 1917 Russian revolution happened. He went on to Paris where...

Person, Art, Sculpture, France, Russia

1 memorial

Harold Brown

Sculptor active in 1938 - 50. In 1938 he was living in Belfast. With no image of Brown available on-line we are pleased to use the photo of his 1950 lost mermaid.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial

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War dead, WW1

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Guy J. H. Ashwin

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War dead, WW1

1 memorial

George Croydon Marks

Engineer and politician. Born in Eltham. He was apprenticed at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. In 1882 he joined Tangye Ltd in Birmingham and became head of the lifting-machinery department and an exp...

Person, Engineering, Politics & Administration

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Dame Gracie Fields

Entertainer. Born over a chip shop in Rochdale, Lancashire as Grace Stansfield. Worked at Gainsborough Film Studios. Gracie and her husband Archie moved from Upper Street, N1 in 1929 to The Towers...

Person, Cinema, Humour, Music / songs, Theatre, Italy

4 memorials

Pankhurst Green

IG8, Charteris Road and Snakes Lane West, Pankhurst Green

The mosaic on the path depicts the leaves of the different trees in the immediate area, with the text "Where We Live 2003" but it does no...

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