John Doubleday

John Doubleday ( born 1947 in Langford at Maldon, Essex ) is a British painter and sculptor.

Life

John Doubleday studied sculpture at Goldsmiths College. Since his first solo exhibition at Waterhouse and Dodd Gallery, London in 1968, he is a very busy artist. His serene sculptures modern contemporaries have been partially reflected in several casts on some public places. His most original work, a smoking Sherlock Holmes, was also set up at the Reichenbach Falls. Here Sherlock Holmes was able to defeat Professor Moriarty finally the legend, the genius criminal.

Works

• HRH Prince Philip
• Golda Meir
• Charlie Chaplin in Leicester Square, London, and in Vevey, Switzerland
• Dylan Thomas, Maritime Quarter, Swansea
• The Beatles in Liverpool
• Sir Laurence Olivier
• Sherlock Holmes on the corner of Marylebone Road / Baker Street, London and in Meiringen, Switzerland
• Gerald Durrell in Jersey Zoo
• Nelson Mandela in South Africa
• Bust Arthur Mourant

Gallery

Dylan Thomas, Maritime Quarter, Swansea

Charlie Chaplin in Leicester Square

Charlie Chaplin in Vevey, Switzerland