Sir Antony Gormley

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Sir Antony Mark David Gormley

Lived in: Born and brought up on Wildwood Road,
Hampstead Garden Suburb (in childhood), and Norfolk

Profession: Sculptor

About his life:

• Attended Ampleforth College in Yorkshire and later studied Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History at Trinity College, Cambridge.
• Earned a Sculpture degree from the Slade School of Fine Art.
• Specialises in public installations; he was awarded the Turner Prize in 1994 for his work ‘Field for the British Isles’.
• Created the famous ‘Angel of the North’ sculpture in 1998 at Gateshead.
• Other works include:  
  • "Another Place" on Crosby Beach
  • "Resolution" in Shoe Lane, City of London
  • Tate Gallery Turbine Hall display and other installations around the country
• Was knighted in 2014, and previously received an OBE in 1998.
• Sculpted a statue dedicated to Alan Turing for the University of Cambridge in 2024.

Interesting Fact:

• His initials, “AMDG”, are an inference to the phrase “Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam” - “For the greater glory of God”.

Sir Antony Gormley

Sir Antony Mark David Gormley