In 2001 Williamson was asked to train a group of Ecuadorian artists in portraiture, molding, wax casting, colouring, and hair insertion for the development of their Historical Museum at the Metropolitan Cultural Center in Quito, Ecuador.[25]
In 2014 Williamson sculpted a twice life-size bust of Professor Kin Yon Tin, who was one of the founders of the Civil Engineering Department at Fudan University, China. The bust was unveiled in Wuhan, China 21 October 2016.[26]
Rebecca pax pastel by Stuart Williamson
Personal lifeedit
Stuart Williamson lives and works part-time in both New York City and Ecuador.[27] He is at present devoted to writing poetry.
See alsoedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stuart Williamson.
Referencesedit
^"Stuart Williamson " Artists " Royal British Society of Sculptors".
^AP Archive (21 July 2015). "HONG KONG: MADAME TUSSAUDS TO OPEN NEW BRANCH" – via YouTube.
^KAYE, JEFF (4 August 1990). "Waxing Enthusiastic Over Tussaud's Rock 'n' Roll Circus : Nostalgia: Opened less than a year ago in London, the rock museum features robotic figures of rock stars sculpted in wax. Each exhibit is accompanied by music and comment" – via LA Times.
American Masters exhibition at the Salmagundi Club
January 01, 1970
stuart, williamson, born, 1948, england, sculptor, teacher, sculpture, poet, from, north, east, england, fellow, royal, british, society, sculptors, member, society, portrait, sculptors, member, national, sculpture, society, founding, member, portrait, sculptu. Stuart Williamson born 1948 England is a sculptor teacher of sculpture and poet from North East England He is a Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors 1 a Member of the Society of Portrait Sculptors UK a Member of the National Sculpture Society USA and a Founding Member of the Portrait Sculptures Society of America He is also a Member of the Salmagundi Club in Manhattan and was featured in their American Masters show in 2015 2 Stuart Williamson sculpting Walt Whitman Contents 1 Sculptures of contemporary figures 2 Sculptures of historical figures 3 Other works 4 Personal life 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksSculptures of contemporary figures editWilliamson was formerly senior sculptor for Madam Tussauds at their London studio 3 4 5 and there and abroad conducted sittings for sculpture with many notable contemporary persons and celebrities including Sophie Countess of Wessex 6 Chinese leader Jiang Zemin 7 Sting Little Richard Eric Clapton 8 Bette Midler Tony Bennett Shirley MacLaine Morgan Freeman Michael Caine Pavarotti 9 10 Australian singer Kylie Minogue 11 12 and Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan 13 nbsp Shirley MacLaine wax sculpture by Stuart WilliamsonSculptures of historical figures edit nbsp Lincoln Statue at Lincoln Summer Home Washington D C LCCN2010630087The artist has sculpted or collaborated on the sculpting of numerous historical figures both in wax and bronze He sculpted three portraits of George Washington at three stages of Washington s life for Mount Vernon 14 Abraham Lincoln for both the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center and the President Lincoln s Cottage at the Soldiers Home 15 16 and Simon Bolivar for a private collection 17 He led the team and established the sculptural style for the sculpting of Benjamin Franklin George Washington and five other signers for the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia 18 sculpted Albert Einstein for the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles 19 Thomas Jefferson for Monticello 20 Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt for the Franklin D Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in New York Robert E Lee for the Stratford Hall plantation Museum in Virginia Harry S Truman for the Harry S Truman Presidential Library and Museum 21 22 in Missouri poet John Keats for Guy s Hospital in London 23 24 and poet Walt Whitman for a private client in Michigan nbsp Stuart Williamson bronze of poet John KeatsOther works editWilliamson has also created many personal works including Pina Bausch Choreographer and Bruno Schulz Author of Street of Crocodiles Teacher and Artist has exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition annually at the Society of Portrait Sculptors show the Mall Galleries and The American Masters Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club in Manhattan and has exhibited many of his pastel drawings worldwide In 2001 Williamson was asked to train a group of Ecuadorian artists in portraiture molding wax casting colouring and hair insertion for the development of their Historical Museum at the Metropolitan Cultural Center in Quito Ecuador 25 In 2014 Williamson sculpted a twice life size bust of Professor Kin Yon Tin who was one of the founders of the Civil Engineering Department at Fudan University China The bust was unveiled in Wuhan China 21 October 2016 26 nbsp Rebecca pax pastel by Stuart WilliamsonPersonal life editStuart Williamson lives and works part time in both New York City and Ecuador 27 He is at present devoted to writing poetry See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stuart Williamson References edit Stuart Williamson Artists Royal British Society of Sculptors portraitsculpture online com heidimaiers com The Family Travel Network Washington s new life by The Washington Times Saturday 18 February 2006 New York Sophie in Wax 24 February 1999 AP Archive 21 July 2015 HONG KONG MADAME TUSSAUDS TO OPEN NEW BRANCH via YouTube KAYE JEFF 4 August 1990 Waxing Enthusiastic Over Tussaud s Rock n Roll Circus Nostalgia Opened less than a year ago in London the rock museum features robotic figures of rock stars sculpted in wax Each exhibit is accompanied by music and comment via LA Times Face Value Stuart Williamson Sculptor and Sculpture Teacher BRITAIN KYLIE MINOGUE artnet com Magazine People Transatlantic Out Amitabh unveils wax look alike at Tussaud s The Hindu 21 December 2000 dead link The Many Faces of George Washington Remaking a Presidential Icon By Carla Killough McClafferty Carolrhoda Books ISBN 0761356088 April 2011 Abe We Hardly Knew Ye This Way The New York Times 29 June 2008 Reading List Abraham Lincoln National Trust for Historic Preservation El Rostro de Bolivar El Rostro de Bolivar Founding Fathers Large as Life The New York Times 24 November 2002 Griffith Observatory Albert Einstein Statue of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson s Monticello Harry Truman Statue amp Bust Truman State University Prologue Selected Articles 15 August 2016 John Keats statue unveiled at Guy s Hospital London s Statues and Monuments By Peter Matthews Shire Publications 22 May 2012 ISBN 0747807981 Stuart Williamson Escultor de Madame Tussauds radicado en Ecuador Stuart Williamson Debuts Portrait Bust of Professor Kin Yon Tin The Paris Review Arts amp Culture The Disasterpiece The saga of Scary Lucy 17 September 2015 by Chantel TattoliExternal links edithttp www portraitsculpture online com American Masters exhibition at the Salmagundi Club Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stuart Williamson amp oldid 1187525395, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
