David Wynne (sculptor)

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David Wynne

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).^[4]

He was awarded the OBE in 1994.^[5]

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^[6]
• 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^[3]
• 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
  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.
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External links

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