Philip Jackson (sculptor)

Philip Jackson at the unveiling of Joan Littlewood sculpture, October 2015

Philip Henry Christopher Jackson CVO DL (born 18 April 1944)^[1] is an award-winning Scottish sculptor, noted for his modern style and emphasis on form. Acting as Royal Sculptor to Queen Elizabeth II, his sculptures appear in numerous UK cities, as well as Argentina and Switzerland.

His twice life-size (6 metre tall) bronze statue of Bobby Moore was erected outside the main entrance at the new Wembley Stadium in May 2007, to pay tribute to his effect on the game.

Philip Jackson was born in Scotland during the Second World War and now works at the Edward Lawrence Studio in Midhurst, West Sussex and lives nearby. He went to the Farnham School of Art (now the University for the Creative Arts). After leaving school, he was a press photographer for a year and then joined a design company as a sculptor. Half of his time is spent on commissions and the other half on his gallery sculpture. He is well known for his major outdoor pieces, such as the Young Mozart in Chelsea and the Jersey Liberation sculpture. His sources of inspiration have been Epstein, Rodin, Henry Moore, Oscar Nemon and Kenneth Armitage. But the most powerful influences in his life are his wife Jean and son Jamie who work with him.

Philip Jackson describes his art in the following words:

“

My sculptures are essentially an impressionistic rendering of the figure. Where you see the figure seemingly grow out of the ground, the texture resembles tree bark, rock, or lava flow. As the eye moves up the sculpture, the finish becomes gentler & more delicately worked, culminating in the hands and the mask, both of which are precisely observed & modeled.

”

Honours

Jackson was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.^[2]

On 1 April 2008, Jackson was appointed a deputy lieutenant of West Sussex.^[3]

Commissions

• 
  Statue of Terence Cuneo, Waterloo Station, London.
• 
  Sculpture of Joan Littlewood at Theatre Royal Stratford
• 
  Raoul Wallenberg Monument in Great Cumberland Place, London
• 
  Bobby Moore statue, Wembley
• 
  Mahatma Gandhi, Parliament Square, London

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Belgravia, London
• Falklands War Sculpture – Portsmouth
• Liberation Sculpture – Jersey, Channel Islands
• Sir Matt Busby – Old Trafford, Manchester
• Empress Elisabeth of Austria – Geneva, Switzerland
• St Richard – Chichester Cathedral
• Constantine the Great – York Minster
• King George VI – Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
• The Gurkha Monument – Horse Guards Avenue
• 1966 World Cup Sculpture – Newham, London
• Queen Elizabeth II – Windsor Great Park
• Bobby Moore and Sir Alf Ramsey – Wembley Stadium, London
• United Trinity – Old Trafford, Manchester
• Sir Alex Ferguson – Old Trafford, Manchester
• Peter Osgood – Stamford Bridge, Fulham
• Korean War Memorial – London

As well as producing commissions, Jackson also creates 'studio' works, mainly theatrical subjects. One of his most celebrated works was the life-size nude, Maggie Reading.

References

1. "Birthdays", The Guardian, p. 47, 18 April 2014
2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59090. p. 3. 13 June 2009.
3. "Latest Lieutenants - West Sussex". West Sussex County Times. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

External links

• Philip Jackson Sculptures — artist's website