| 词条 | Ian Brennan (sculptor) |
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Royal commissionsBrennan's commissions in both wood and bronze for the British Royal Household have drawn other patrons. In the nearly 30 years since his appointment as official sculptor to Britain's two most prestigious orders, the artist has completed commissions for the King of Spain, the Queen of the Netherlands, the King of Norway and the Emperor of Japan.[3] Order of the GarterOver the course of decades, a number of newly created crests carved by Brennan have been positioned above the knights' choir stalls (seats) in St George's Chapel, including those of royals such as the Duke of Cambridge and prime ministers such as Margaret Thatcher. The gilded chrysanthemum crest of Emperor Akihito represented a somewhat different artistic challenge than is normally posed by the conventions of European heraldry. Brennan has also been asked to replace some of the older carvings in the chapel which have become damaged or missing. Among the restored Garter crests are those of King Frederick IX of Denmark, King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden and Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.[4] Order of the BathBrennan carved the crest for HRH the Prince of Wales, Great Master of the Order of the Bath. Other crests created by Brennan for Knights of the Bath include those of Sir Douglas Lowe, Sir Neil Wheeler and Sir Anthony Griffin.[5] Other commissionsBrennan carved a life-size lion figurehead and he also worked on the scrollwork around the entrance port on the middle gun-deck of Lord Nelson's flagship {{HMS|Victory}}[3] which is currently in dry dock at Portsmouth's Royal Naval Dockyard.[6] Today, HMS Victory serves as flagship of the United Kingdom's Second Sea Lord and the Royal Navy's Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command. Brennan's sculptural work was part of an ongoing restoration and maintenance programme for the oldest commissioned warship in the world.[7] Other marine sculptures includes the Cunard crest displayed in the Grand Lobby of the ocean liner MS Queen Victoria.[8] A less successful work was his £102,000 sculpture of Southampton FC chairman Ted Bates. This was removed a week after unveiling, due to fans' complaints that it looked nothing like Bates.[9] References1. ^Cavill, Suzanne. "Phoenix Rising." 2. ^Order of the Garter 3. ^1 "Carver of the Month: Ian G. Bennan," Woodezine. Vol. II, No. VI. June 2004. 4. ^Garter crests 5. ^Order of the Bath 6. ^, non-Royal Navy, HMS Victory 7. ^Royal Navy, HMS Victory 8. ^"Queen Victoria: Art on Board," {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713000443/http://www.iatwm.com/200801/QueenVictoriaCunard/index.html |date=2011-07-13 }} International Art Treasures (web magazine). January 2008; "Cunard's Queen Victoria to Launch with Museum-Quality Art Collection," Food & Beverage Close-Up. October 26, 2007. 9. ^http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/6467037.stm
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