2014

David Wynne

Sculptor of figures, animals, and portraits. Born London. Other work in London includes: Girl with a Dolphin 1975 (before Boy with a Dophin) near Tower Bridge, (London Details for photos), Dancer with a Bird 1975 in Cadogan Square Gardens, Guy the Gorilla in Crystal Palace Park, Fred Perry at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Londonist tells us that it was Wynne who introduced the Beatles to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

2023: The Daily Mail reported that the 28-year old Virginia Wade was the model for Girl with a Dolphin. It also describes Wynne as a keen tennis player, a self-taught artist and a colourful character.

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David Wynne

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Boy with a Dolphin

{Front:} In memoriam, Roland David Amadeus Wynne, 1964 - 1999, who posed for ...

Queen Elizabeth Gate

Wynne was the artist for the central, cartoony, lion and unicorn screen. Lun...

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Other Subjects

Sir Hamo Thornycroft

Sculptor. Born William Hamo Thornycroft (but the William is normally dropped) at 39 Stanhope Street, Regent's Park. Son of sculptors Thomas and Mary Thornycroft. Studied at the Royal Academy Sch...

Person, Sculpture

8 memorials

Neil Simmons

Person, Sculpture

3 memorials

Sir Charles Thomas Wheeler

Sculptor. Born Staffordshire. Early rheumatic fever made him unfit for active service in 1914 so he served on the home front casting and moulding false limbs for amputees. Died at home in Mayfield,...

Person, Sculpture

7 memorials

Thomas J. Price

From Hackney: "Thomas J Price was born in South London. He received his BA in Fine Art Sculpture at Chelsea College of Art (2001-2004) and completed his MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Ar...

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial

Martin Ludlow

Sculptor. From minutes of the Trustees committee: "Martin was the visionary, designer, sculptor, diplomat, executor and custodian of the Flame. He, alone in Methodism, was able to carry this off w...

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial

Previously viewed

Gary Breeze

Stonemason. Born Essex.

Person, Sculpture

4 memorials

J. M. W. Turner - W1 - lost plaque

W1, Queen Anne Street, 23

We know no more about this plaque than what Ornamental Passions discovered: it was on an older building on this site and lost in 1937 whe...

1 subject commemorated

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country-house murder mystery

Fiction, Literature

1 memorial

S. K. Golder

Member of the office staff of Trinity College of Music, killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces, Music / songs

War dead, WW1

1 memorial

Tyburn tree

The first recorded execution here was the hanging of the champion of London's poor, William Fitz Osbern in 1196. Back then there may have been a real tree but in 1571 the 'Tyburn Tree' was erected....

Place, Execution, Law, Tragedy

5 memorials