Martin Jennings

John Betjeman (2007), St Pancras railway station, London
Philip Larkin (2007), Hull Paragon Interchange station
Mary Seacole, (2016), St Thomas' Hospital, London

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 Jennings completed a bronze statue of Charles Dickens, which was unveiled in Guildhall Square in Portsmouth, the city of the author's birth.[4]

In June 2016 two statues by Jennings were installed. The first paid tribute to the women who worked in the armaments industry during the Second World War and was sited in front of Sheffield's City Hall. The second commemorated Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole and was sited in front of St Thomas' Hospital in London. Both of these were unveiled at a time when the paucity of monuments to women across the country was being publicly discussed.

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

  1. ↑ "Martin Jennings". Royal British Society of Sculptors.
  2. ↑ Betjeman's daughter unveils St Pancras tribute | UK news | The Guardian
  3. ↑ "The pioneering surgeon who healed men scarred by war, a new monument created in his honour – and the remarkable twist of fate that links them". Daily Telegraph. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Ian Burrell (2014-02-05). "Charles Dickens ordered that there must never be a statue of him in Britain – but tomorrow one will be unveiled in Portsmouth – Features – Books". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  5. ↑ "Biography". Martinjennings.com. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  6. ↑ National Portrait Gallery – Person – Martin Jennings
  7. ↑ National Portrait Gallery – Portrait – NPG x88762; Martin Jennings

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