DIANA
THOMSON BA FRBS FRSS - SCULPTOR
FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS
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Born: |
Manchester, England 4 February 1939 - nee Golding |
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Married 1963-2007 to: |
The late Alex Thomson BSC (1929-2007) Cinematographer |
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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 |
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Reference Books: |
Who's Who in Art |
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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. |
OCTOBER 2020 |
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OWL (1978) Unique Wood Block Print Ink on Paper sheet size: height 50.8cm width 46.8cm |
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In the Collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. |
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FEBRUARY 2019 |
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"A STORY FOR THE CHILDREN OF TODAY" WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY DIANA THOMSON |
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JUNE 2020 |
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RELIEF SCULPTURE PLAQUES BASED ON SCENES FROM "A STORY FOR THE CHILDREN OF TODAY" |
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BOY AND DOG DIVING painted plaster plaque 47cm wide x 63cm deep |
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THE WIND OF TIMES PAST painted plaster plaque 66cm wide x 50cm deep |
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THE GARDEN OF THE THREE GODDESSES painted plaster plaque 62cm wide x 47cm deep |
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"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
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Sited at: |
Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery (on the Colonnade with other busts of local |
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poets including, Byron and Henry Kirke-White). |
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CINEMATOGRAPHER -
William Friese-Greene 1855-1921 |
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Sited at: |
The Old House, Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Middlesex |
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The Old House, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire |
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Panavision U.K. Ltd., Greenford, Middlesex |
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CINEMATOGRAPHER - ALEX
THOMSON BSC
1929-2007 Small bronze portrait bust
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Sited at: |
The British Society of Cinematographers Clubhouse, North Lodge, |
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Pinewood Film Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire |
D.
H. LAWRENCE - Life size figure
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Sited at: |
Campus, Nottingham University, Nottingham |
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Extra photo: |
THE
SWANMASTER -
Figure height,
seven feet
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Sited at: |
Memorial Gardens, Thames Street, Staines-upon-Thames, Middlesex |
THE
BARGEMASTER -
Figure height,
seven feet
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Sited at: |
EMC2 (formerly Data General Tower), Brentford, Middlesex |
THE
HURDLER - Life
size figure
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Sited at: |
The Lodge, Harmondsworth, West Drayton, Middlesex |
THE HURDLER NO.2 PLASTER LIFE-SIZE JAN. 2012
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FATHER AND
CHILD - Life size
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Sited at: |
Innovation Court, New Street, Basingstoke |
The plaster of this piece was exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 1982.
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BRONZE MAY 2013 |
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THE
SWANMASTER -
Memorial Gardens, Thames Street, Staines-upon-Thames, Middx.
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Unveiled by The Mayor of Spelthorne, Cllr. Suzy Webb, on 4th November 2014 |
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NOVEMBER 2014 |
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D. H. LAWRENCE - Portrait Bust
Sited at: Newstead Abbey, ancestral home of the poet Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron, 1788-1824)
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SEPTEMBER 2019 |
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THE FIRST CINEMATOGRAPHER - William Friese-Greene 1855-1921
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Sited at: |
Panavision, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California |
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Exhibited at: |
The Royal Academy |
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The Royal West of England Academy |
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New College, Oxford |
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Simmons Gallery, London |
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Information of other work held at: |
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The Royal Society of Sculptors Tel: +44 (0)20 7373 8615 |
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| Links: | Simmons Gallery |
| Link to The Royal Society of Sculptors (RSS). | |
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