Stephen Kettle
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Stephen Kettle (born 12 July 1966, in Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, England) is a British sculptor who works exclusively with slate.[2]
His best known works include Supermarine Spitfire designer R. J. Mitchell, commissioned for the Science Museum in London,[3] which was the first statue of its type in the world[citation needed]; and a life size statue of Alan Turing, the founder of computer science and Enigma codebreaker, commissioned by the American philanthropist Sidney E Frank for Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire.[1]
Kettle lives with his wife and 3 children in west London.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Bletchley Park Unveils Statue Commemorating Alan Turing". http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/news/docview.rhtm/454075. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
- ^ Stephen Kettle — The Artist.
- ^ Fenton, Ben (2005-09-15). "Why have we never honoured man who invented the Spitfire?". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2005/09/15/nspit15.xml. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
- ^ "Stephen Kettle". Morley Contemporary Art, UK. http://www.morleyart.co.uk/ArtistKettle.html. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
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