Person    | Female  Born 1960 

Louise Simson

Categories: Sculpture

London-based sculptor. When she won the competition to make the Alleyn statue the Dulwich Society provided a short biography. Born London. 1986-90 worked in film, television and theatre. “... her continuing passion in her sculptures is the portrayal of movement.”

In 2011 the New York Times reported that "For most of a decade, the Wimbledon men’s champions and runners-up have received large bronze sculptures created from pictures taken of them in action during their finals."  At the time Simson was living and working in Peckham.

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Louise Simson

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Edward Alleyn statue

This sculpture depicts a scene on a stage, in which Alleyn is acting with a y...

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