David Wynne, OBE

Order of the British Empire

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 (1926 - ) is a British

United Kingdom

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 sculptor of figures, animals, and portraits.

Born in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, son of Comdr Charles Edward Wynne and Millicent (née Beyts), he married Gillian Grant, daughter of the writer Joan Grant

Joan Grant

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, in 1959 and had two sons, Ed

Ed Wynne (guitarist)

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 and Roly Wynne of Ozric Tentacles

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.

He was awarded the OBE in 1994.

Works

Sculptures include:

• Blessed Virgin Mary (2000) - Ely Cathedral
  Ely Cathedral
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• Boy with a Dolphin (1974) - Cheyne Walk
• Dancer with a Bird (1975) - Cadogen Square Gardens
• Embracing Lovers - Guildhall
• Five Swimmers Fountain (1980)- Staines
• Gaia and Tresco Children (1990) - Tresco Abbey Gardens
• Girl on a Horse
• Girl with a Dolphin - by Tower Bridge
• Girl with Doves (1970) - Cadogan Place (South) Garden
• Goddess of the Woods (1991) - Highgrove
• Grizzly Bear
• Guy the Gorilla (1962) - Crystal Palace Gardens
• Man of Fire (1963) - Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
• Queen Elizabeth Gate (1992) - Hyde Park Corner
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• Swans in Flight (1968) - Newcastle Civic Centre
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• Teamwork (1956) - for Taylor Woodrow
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• The Dancers (1971) - Cadogan Square Gardens
• River God Tyne (1968) - Newcastle Civic Centre
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• Risen Christ and Seraphim (1985) - Wells Cathedral
  Wells Cathedral
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Portraits include:

• Charles, Prince of Wales
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• Fred Perry
  Fred Perry
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   - Centre Court, Wimbledon
• Joan Baez
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• John Gielgud
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• Oskar Kokoschka
  Oskar Kokoschka
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   (1965)
• Queen Elizabeth II
• The Beatles
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• Thomas Beecham
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   (1947) - Festival Hall
• Yehudi Menuhin
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Book:
Sculpture of David Wynne, 1968–74
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd (Nov 1974)

External links

• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/3617549/Object-of-the-week.html
• http://openlibrary.org/b/OL5236204M/sculpture_of_David_Wynne__1968-1974
• http://www.ukwhoswho.com