Neale Andrew
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Born 1958 Northampton, England Attended Blackpool College of Art 1976-1977. 1977 – 1980 - Trent Polytechnic – BA(hons) Fine Art Sculpture under John Clinch. Development of sculpture based on first principles over the next five years, culminating in the sculpture, ‘A Man Looking to His Left’ 1985/6.
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1985/6 – First public commission – The Defence of Newark – Two 8’ bronze figures commemorating the English Civil War. 1986 – Portrait heads of Geoffrey Boycott OBE for Yorkshire CCC and Sir Richard Hadlee for the New Zealand Hall of Fame Auckland.
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1989/90 – D.H.Lawrence Memorial Relief – A Bronze high-relief sculpture commemorating the writer’s life and works. 1990 - Completes portrait head and figure of the then undisputed heavyweight boxing champion, Mike Tyson. |
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1990 - 1994
completes the portrait busts of Brian Johnston, O.B.E.; M.C. - B.B.C.,
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1994 -
Experimental studio work in cast aluminium subsequently bought by
1994 - Awarded Diploma in sculpture, and elected a member of, the Royal Society of British Sculptors. 1995 - Commissioned by the House of Commons to make a portrait bust of the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon John Major MP.
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1995-1998 Portrait busts of Maria Jose Ribot - Dancer, Alan Standen - Standen Builders, W.T. ‘Dickie’ Warrin - Pinner Hill Golf Club, Lady Benyon - Sir William Benyon, Englefield, Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird, M.B.E. - The National Grid and Sir Alec Bedser, K.B.E.; C.B.E. - Surrey County Cricket Club
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1997 - Completes the life-size posthumous portrait figure of Claude Hearn for Hearn & Son Surveyors, London. 1998 - Offered a position at Mme Tussauds waxworks modelling portrait heads and figures. 1999 - Completes the sculpture of Robin and Marian, two life size bronze figures representing the legendary figures in the village where they are said to have married.
1999/2000 - Asked
to make a large work for the Boots Company’s Millennium Garden.
The resulting sculpture, the 2 x life-size bronze, ‘Rearing Horse’,
represents the link between man and nature and is sited on the edge
of a newly planted forest of indigenous trees. |
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2001 - Commissioned to make an over life-size sculpture of the Nottinghamshire and England fast bowler Harold Larwood, famed for his ‘bodyline’ bowling during the 1932/3 tour of Australia. |
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2005 - Over
life-size bronze figure of Robin Hood for the Doncaster/Sheffield
Airport. The figure is an authentic representation of an
archer of the 14th century. |
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2006 - The Francis Bacon portrait studies are auctioned by Christies
Fine Art, London as a part of the collection of the late Miss Beston.
The works reach ten times their estimated value. |
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