THE PHILIP LARKIN STATUE

 

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Three sculptors were chosen to compete for the commission to design the proposed Larkin statue for Hull’s Paragon Station. Each of them developed conceptual proposals, including the making of a maquette, and made a presentation to the Larkin Society Statue Appeal Committee and invited guests. The sculptors were: Graham Ibbeson, Jemma Pearson and Martin Jennings.

Photograph of sculptor Graham Ibbeson
Graham Ibbeson at Paragon Station, Hull		   Photograph of sculptor Jemma Pearson
Jemma Pearson in the Library Committee Room of the Brynmor Jones Library		   Photograph of sculptor Martin Jennings
Martin Jennings at Paragon Station, Hull
    Photographs © James L. Orwin    

 

Graham Ibbeson has worked as a professional sculptor since 1978 and has exhibited extensively throughout Europe and the USA in group shows and one-person exhibitions. Work includes a sculpture of Laurel and Hardy placed in Ulverston, Cumbria in 2004 and a little above life-size sculpture of Eric Morecambe in Morecambe Bay.

Jemma Pearson produced the portrait of Darwin for Shrewsbury School, which was unveiled by Sir David Attenborough, depicting a young man stepping out across a Galapagos island. She created the much acclaimed portrait of Elgar with his bicycle at Hereford Cathedral, and more recently a second portrait of Elgar at his birthplace museum at Broadheath, near Worcester.

Martin Jennings set up his sculpture studio in Oxford UK in 1984. Working in stone, slate, marble and bronze, he has fulfilled numerous commissions for bronze portraits, figure and abstract sculptures, lettering inscriptions and monuments. Martin created the Sir John Betjeman for the Eurostar terminal in St Pancras Station.

 

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