DIANA THOMSON BA FRBS FRSS - SCULPTOR

FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS

Born:

Manchester, England 4 February 1939 - nee Golding

Married 1963-2007 to:

The late Alex Thomson BSC (1929-2007) Cinematographer

Studied Art at:

Kingston Polytechnic Sculpture Department, Kington-Upon-Thames, Surrey, England from 1976-1979 with Charles Lewis ARCA FRBS

Assessor: Dame Elisabeth Frink CH DBE CBE RA FRSS

Reference Books:

Who's Who in Art
The Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945
Dictionary of International Biography
The Cambridge Blue Book 2005/2006 (First Edition)
British Sculptors of the Twentieth Century (Routledge 2018)

Publications:

A Story for the Children of Today (published by SilverWood Books Ltd. Feb. 2019) by Diana Thomson. Written and illustrated with 17 original watercolour paintings by the author.
A Story for Children - front page
A Story for Children - back page

"A STORY FOR THE CHILDREN OF TODAY" WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY DIANA THOMSON
"Song Of A Man Who Man Who Has Come Through" - For Alex

"SONG OF A MAN WHO HAS COME THROUGH" - FOR ALEX 2007/8

Bronze Plaque 40cms x 69cms

BRONZES IN ENGLAND

HOMAGE TO D.H. LAWRENCE - Portrait Bust

D.H. Lawrence Portrait bust

D.H. Lawrence Portrait bust

D.H. Lawrence Portrait bust

Sited at:

Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery (on the Colonnade with other busts of local

 

poets including, Byron and Henry Kirke-White).
   
THE FIRST CINEMATOGRAPHER - William Friese-Greene 1855-1921

 

William Friese-Greene

Sited at:

The Old House, Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Middlesex

 

The Old House, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire

 

Panavision U.K. Ltd., Greenford, Middlesex


CINEMATOGRAPHER - ALEX THOMSON BSC 1929-2007   Small bronze portrait bust

Alex Thomson

Sited at:

The British Society of Cinematographers Clubhouse, North Lodge,

 

Pinewood Film Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire


D. H. LAWRENCE - Life size figure

Dh Lawrence

Sited at:

Campus, Nottingham University, Nottingham

Extra photo:

Close-up image on Pinterest


THE SWANMASTER - Figure height, seven feet

The Swanmaster

Sited at:

Memorial Gardens, Thames Street, Staines-upon-Thames, Middlesex


THE BARGEMASTER - Figure height, seven feet

The Bargemaster

Sited at:

EMC2 (formerly Data General Tower), Brentford, Middlesex


THE HURDLER - Life size figure

The Hurdler

Sited at:

The Lodge, Harmondsworth, West Drayton, Middlesex

THE HURDLER NO.2 PLASTER LIFE-SIZE JAN. 2012

The Hurdler Life-Size Plaster

The Hurdler Life-Size Plaster

The Hurdler Life-Size Plaster


FATHER AND CHILD - Life size

Father and Child Father and Child

Sited at:

Innovation Court, New Street, Basingstoke

The plaster of this piece was exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 1982.



BROTHER

01.brother-profile-portrait.jpg Brother 2 Brother 3 Brother 4

BRONZE MAY 2013



THE SWANMASTER - Memorial Gardens, Thames Street, Staines-upon-Thames, Middx.

The Swanmaster

Unveiled by The Mayor of Spelthorne, Cllr. Suzy Webb, on 4th November 2014

The Mayor and The Swanmaster

The Swanmaster Plaque

Diana Thomson and The Swanmaster

NOVEMBER 2014


D. H. LAWRENCE - Portrait Bust
Sited at: Newstead Abbey, ancestral home of the poet Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron, 1788-1824)

D. H. Lawrence

D. H. Lawrence D. H. Lawrence

SEPTEMBER 2019



BRONZES IN THE U.S.A.

THE FIRST CINEMATOGRAPHER - William Friese-Greene 1855-1921

Sited at:

Panavision, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California

 

 

Exhibited at:

The Royal Academy

 

The Royal West of England Academy

 

New College, Oxford

 

Simmons Gallery, London

 

 

Information of other work held at:

 

 

 

The Royal Society of Sculptors
108 Old Brompton Road
London SW7 3RA

Tel: +44 (0)20 7373 8615
e-mail:    info@sculptors.org.uk
website:  www.sculptors.org.uk

 

 

 
Links: Simmons Gallery
Link to The Royal Society of Sculptors (RSS).