Philip Jackson (sculptor)
Philip Henry Christopher Jackson
His twice life-size (6 metre tall) bronze
Philip Jackson was born in Scotland during the
Philip Jackson describes his art in the following words:[2]
My sculptures are essentially an impressionistic rendering of the figure. Where you see the figure seemingly grow out of the ground, the texture resembles tree bark, rock, or lava flow. As the eye moves up the sculpture, the finish becomes gentler & more delicately worked, culminating in the hands and the mask, both of which are precisely observed & modelled.
Honours
Jackson was appointed
On 1 April 2008, Jackson was appointed a
His work on the RAF Bomber Command Memorial won him the 2013 Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture.[5]
Commissions
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Statue ofWaterloo station, London. -
Raoul Wallenberg Monument in Great Cumberland Place, London -
Bobby Moore statue, Wembley -
Mahatma Gandhi, Parliament Square, London -
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Gurkha Soldier Monument, London
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- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Belgravia, London
- Falklands War Sculpture – Portsmouth
- Liberation Sculpture – Jersey, Channel Islands
- Sir Matt Busby – Old Trafford, Manchester
- Empress
- St Richard – Chichester Cathedral
- King George VI – Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
- The Gurka Memorial – Horse Guards Avenue
- 1966 Newham, London
- Queen Elizabeth II – Windsor Great Park
- Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother - London
- Bobby Moore and Sir Alf Ramsey – Wembley Stadium, London
- United Trinity – Old Trafford, Manchester
- Sir Alex Ferguson – Old Trafford, Manchester
- Peter Osgood – Stamford Bridge, Fulham
- Korean War Memorial – London
- Statue of Constantine the Great, York
- RAF Bomber Command Memorial - London
As well as producing commissions, Jackson also creates 'studio' works, mainly theatrical subjects. One of his most celebrated works was the life-size nude, Maggie Reading.
It was announced on 6 September 2019 that Mr Jackson had been commissioned to build the
References
- ^ "Birthdays", The Guardian, p. 47, 18 April 2014
- ^ "Philip Jackson: Artworks". ArtNet. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 3.
- ^ "Latest Lieutenants - West Sussex". West Sussex County Times. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture". Marsh Christian Trust. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Prince William and Boris Johnson back first national memorial for emergency service workers". Telegraph. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "This memorial will reset our national view of emergency workers". Telegraph. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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