Ian Rank-Broadley

Ian Rank-Broadley (born 1952) is a British sculptor who has produced many acclaimed works, among which are several designs for British coinage.

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1952 - British - Sculptor - British coinage

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Born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, Rank-Broadley was educated at Epsom School of Art (1970-74) and Slade School of Fine Art (1974-76) He then completed various post-graduate studies in the United Kingdom, Italy, and France.

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Walton-on-Thames - Surrey - Italy - France

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In 1997 he won the Royal Mint competition for a new effigy of Elizabeth II to appear on the obverse of circulated British coinage from 1998 onward. In 1998 he also won a Royal Mint competition for his design of the Queen Mother Centennial crown coin. Later he designed the reverse of a five-pound commemorative of the Golden Jubilee which was issued in 2002.

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Elizabeth II - Queen Mother - Five-pound - Golden Jubilee

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Perhaps unsurprisingly, Rank-Broadley's works are in enormous demand; his Equus 1, a 30 × 32 × 18 cm. bronze statue, was stolen from the Bohun Gallery on 1 January 2003. His works are on display throughout Europe and the US, at such places as the British Museum, London's National Portrait Gallery, the Ashmolean Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and several others.

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Bronze - Bohun Gallery - 1 January - 2003 - US - British Museum - London - National Portrait Gallery - Ashmolean Museum - Rijksmuseum

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A member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors (Associate 1989, Fellow 1994), Rank-Broadley was granted Freedom of the City of London in 1996. He currently resides and works in Gloucestershire.

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Royal Society of British Sculptors - Freedom of the City - Currently - Gloucestershire

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