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    • David Wynne (25 May 1926 – 4 September 2014) 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 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.
    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).
    He was awarded the OBE in 1994.


    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
    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
    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:

    Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1962)
    Charles, Prince of Wales (1970)
    Joan Baez (1965)
    John Gielgud (1962) – Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
    Oskar Kokoschka (1965) – Tate
    Queen Elizabeth II
    The Beatles (1964)
    Thomas Beecham (1956) – Royal Festival Hall, National Portrait Gallery, London, etc.
    Yehudi Menuhin (1963)


    References




    Further reading


    The Sculpture of David Wynne, 1949–1967. London: Michael Joseph. 1968.
    The Sculpture of David Wynne, 1968–1974. London: Phaidon. November 1974. ISBN 0714816531. OL 5236204M.


    External links



    35 artworks by or after David Wynne at the Art UK site
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