Martin Jennings
Martin Jennings is a British sculptor, born in 1957, who works in the figurative tradition.[1] His statue of John Betjeman at St Pancras railway station was unveiled in 2007[2] and the statue of Philip Larkin at Hull Paragon Interchange station was presented in 2010.
A bronze monument in honour of Archibald McIndoe by Jennings, whose father was one of McIndoe's patients, has been installed on the High Street at East Grinstead. It depicts a seated airman, his burned hands clawed together, his scarred face turned to one side. Standing behind him, resting a reassuring hand on each shoulder, is the figure of McIndoe. They are framed by a stone bench.[3]
In 2014, somewhat controversially, Jennings completed a bronze statue of Charles Dickens, which was unveiled in the Guildhall Square in Portsmouth, the city of the author's birth.[4]
Jennings lives and works in Oxford and is a Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors.[5]
Work in public collections
The National Portrait Gallery in London has three portraits by Jennings; Edward Heath, Philip Pullman and Lord Bingham.[6]
Portraits of Jennings
The National Portrait Gallery collection has a 2001 photographic portrait of Jennings by Norman McBeath[7]
References
- ↑ Martin Jennings | Royal British Society of Sculptors
- ↑ Betjeman's daughter unveils St Pancras tribute | UK news | The Guardian
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