Dennis Huntley

Dennis Huntley

"Piety" at Guildford Cathedral
Born 1928
Weybridge, Surrey
Nationality England
Education Wimbledon School of Art, The Royal College of Art
Known for Sculpture

Dennis Huntley, born in Weybridge in Surrey, England, is a British sculptor, furniture designer and author. A Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, he has completed works for cathedrals, individual collectors and other organisations. Among his most notable works are his sculptures for Guildford Cathedral.

Studies and career

Huntley studied at Wimbledon School of Art before attending London University.[1]

Besides Huntley's work for Guildford Cathedral, his work, The Scholar, at the former Henry Thornton School in Clapham, London is also notable.[1] His furniture was featured in an exhibition by the Crafts Council.[2]

For several years, he was the Head of the Sir John Cass School of Art in Whitechapel.[1][3] In 1970 he became a Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors.[1] He authored the book Modelling and Sculpture in 1976.[4]

Works

Huntley's completed sculptural work at Guildford Cathedral includes Clipsham stone figures for Guildford Cathedral: St Cecilia, Lady Margaret Beaufort, St Hubert, and Piety, as well as two limewood angels for the Children’s chapel.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Buckman, David. (2006). Artists in Britain - 1945. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953-26095-X.
  2. ↑ Press Release: 15 June 1983. Crafts Council. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Cavanagh, Terry. (2007). Public sculpture of South London. Volume 10. Liverpool University Press. p. 441. ISBN 978-1-846-31063-8.
  4. ↑ Huntley, Dennis. (1976). Modelling and Sculpture. Hamlyn Hobby Horses. ISBN 0-600-34447-9.
  5. ↑ Nairn, Ian and Nikolaus Pevsner. (1971), Surrey, The Buildings of England, Ireland, and Scotland Series. Pevsner Architectural Guides. Yale University Press. p. 270. ISBN 0-300-09675-5.
  6. ↑ Exterior Guide Guildford Cathedral. Retrieved 16 August 2012
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