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Seated Gorilla, Right arm raised
Details
- Date
- 1960
- Author / Artist
- David Wynne
- Dimensions
- 15cm
- Material
- Bronze
- Catalogue number
- WYN.8.7
- Current location
- Gothic Library
One of four bronze maquettes of Guy the Gorilla at London Zoo made following a commission from the London County Council in 1959. The final figure, Gorilla on four limbs, made of marble, is in Crystal Palace Park.
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Foundry Man Dave
Details
- Date
- 1961
- Author / Artist
- David Wynne
- Dimensions
- 36cm
- Material
- Bronze
- Catalogue number
- WYN.8.8
- Current location
- Temple House stairs
Bronze head of Dave, who worked at the Art Bronze Foundry, Chelsea, where David Wynne had many of his sculptures cast in the 1960s.
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The Beatles (Small Edition)
Details
- Date
- 1964
- Author / Artist
- David Wynne
- Dimensions
- 23cm
- Material
- Bronze
- Catalogue number
- WYN.8.12
- Current location
- Plug Street case 3
Four bronze figures playing their instruments. Modelled by David Wynne at a recording session in 1964.
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Boulder Carving 1
Details
- Date
- 1964
- Author / Artist
- David Wynne
- Dimensions
- 33cm
- Material
- Marble
- Catalogue number
- WYN.8.13
- Current location
- Gothic Library
Human figure carved out of Carrara Marble from the quarries near Pisa.
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Circling Birds
Details
- Date
- 1966
- Author / Artist
- David Wynne
- Dimensions
- 51cm
- Material
- Bronze
- Catalogue number
- WYN.8.15
- Current location
- Reception
Bronze maquette of two joined birds. The inspiration for this piece came from contemplating the inner space of a prehistoric vase, acquired by the artist from a Sussex antique shop.
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Tyne God
Details
- Date
- 1968
- Author / Artist
- David Wynne
- Dimensions
- 61cm
- Material
- Bronze
- Catalogue number
- WYN.8.18
- Current location
- Reception
Bronze reclining figure poised for action. The original monumental statue (192 ins) hangs on the walls of the Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, as the centre piece of a fountain.
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Standing Heron
Details
- Date
- 1970
- Author / Artist
- David Wynne
- Dimensions
- 41cm
- Material
- Bronze
- Catalogue number
- WYN.8.21
- Current location
- Plug Street Case 1
Bronze maquette. One of numerous studies of birds and animals, many on a small scale.
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Boy with a Dolphin
Details
- Date
- 1973
- Author / Artist
- David Wynne
- Dimensions
- 66cm
- Material
- Clay, steel
- Catalogue number
- WYN.8.27
- Current location
- Plug St Case1
Maquette made of clay with steel rods to create a double cantilever to support both figures. A large version is installed at Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, in memory of his son, Roland.
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Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Details
- Date
- 1963
- Author / Artist
- David Wynne
- Dimensions
- 15cm
- Material
- Bronze
- Catalogue number
- WYN.8.10
- Current location
- Plug Street Case 3
Bronze head, hand and violin of Sir Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999), one of the greatest violininsts of the 20th century. The larger original is at the Yehudi Menuhin School, Cobham, Surrey.
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Standing Lovers
Details
- Date
- 1966
- Author / Artist
- David Wynne
- Dimensions
- 89cm
- Material
- Bronze
- Catalogue number
- WYN.8.16
- Current location
- Plug Street
Bronze maquette of two interlocked figures side by side. David Wynne carved a much larger figure in Norwegian rose marble (72 ins) for a private collector in Chicago, Illinois, USA.