Pangolin Editions
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Pangolin Editions is a metal foundry in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, specialising in casting bronze sculptures, as well as other metals, such as silver and stainless steel. Their castings include several notable public artworks in the UK, as well as in Qatar and the United States, and their clients include prominent sculptors.
History
The foundry was established in 1985, by the married couple Rungwe Kingdon and Claude Koenig, who met at art school.
In 2015 a new furnace was installed, to facilitate the casting of stainless steel.
London newspaper The Standard described Pangolin Editions in 2012 as "Europe's largest sculpture foundry".
Clients
Damien Hirst, whose studio is adjacent to the foundry, has had all his cast works made there. In 2012 he unveiled his sculpture Grotesque Unicorn - The Dream is Dead, cast in sterling silver in an edition of four, at the Pangolin Gallery in London. Other long-term collaborators include Lynn Chadwick, Maggi Hambling, Martin Jennings and Sarah Lucas. The foundry has cast pieces for artists including Bruce Beasley, Halima Cassell, Antony Gormley, Philip Jackson, and Grayson Perry.
Pangolin worked with Eric Fischl to digitise his paintings and cast them in bronze, which he then painted; these were then exhibited at Victoria Miro, Venice. They worked with Jonathan Yeo to create a 3D printed sculpture.
The foundry also undertakes work for sculptors who prefer not to have the fact that they do not cast their own pieces known.
Ruwenzori Foundation
Pangolin's directors created the Ruwenzori Foundation (originally the Ruwenzori Sculpture Foundation), a registered charity, in 2004 to allow educational and cultural exchanges between artists in Africa and the United Kingdom. It has built an arts centre with a foundry in Uganda.
Selected works
Works cast at the foundry include:
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Wikidata | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perceval | Aspire Park, Doha, Qatar 25°15′37″N 51°26′11″E/25.260389°N 51.436389°E/ 25.260389; 51.436389 | 2002(2002) | Sarah Lucas | Sculpture | Bronze | Q7167048 | Depicts a Clydesdale horse and cart, in the manner of a china ornament. | ||||
| The Miraculous Journey | Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha, Qatar 25°19′15″N 51°26′41″E/25.3209072°N 51.444655°E/ 25.3209072; 51.444655 | 2005(2005) to 2013 | Damien Hirst | Series of 14 sculptures | Bronze | Q60775956 | Depicts the stages of growth of a human embryo. | ||||
| More images | John Betjeman | St Pancras station, London 51°31′49″N 0°07′32″W/51.530278°N 0.125556°W/ 51.530278; -0.125556 | 2007(2007) | Martin Jennings | Statue | Bronze | Q28937184 | ||||
| More images | Verity | Ilfracombe, Devon, England 51°12′39″N 4°06′42″W/51.21088°N 4.11158°W/ 51.21088; -4.11158 | 2012(2012) | Damien Hirst | Statue | Bronze (arm & sword in fibreglass) | Q1428547 | Cast as over 40 bronze pieces, then assembled onto a stainless steel frame | |||
| More images | RAF Bomber Command Memorial | Group statue 51°30′12″N 0°08′56″W/51.503333°N 0.148889°W/ 51.503333; -0.148889 | 2012(2012) | Philip Jackson | Bronze | Q7275188 | Part of a larger memorial, by Liam O'Connor. Jackson won the 2013 Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture for this work. | ||||
| Advocate | Central Square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 54°58′05″N 1°36′52″W/54.968085°N 1.614453°W/ 54.968085; -1.614453 | 2014(2014) | Bruce Beasley | Statue | Bronze | 20 feet (6.1 m) | |||||
| More images | Turning | Bicester Arc, Oxford Road, Bicester, England 51°53′30″N 1°09′46″W/51.89165°N 1.16271°W/ 51.89165; -1.16271 | 2016(2016) | Charlotte Mayer | Abstract sculpture | Bronze | Cherwell District Council | ||||
| More images | Mary Seacole | St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth, London 51°30′01″N 0°07′08″W/51.5002°N 0.1189°W/ 51.5002; -0.1189 | 2016(2016) | Martin Jennings | Statue | Bronze | Q25311668 | ||||
| More images | George Orwell | Broadcasting House, London, England 51°31′08″N 0°08′34″W/51.5188°N 0.1429°W/ 51.5188; -0.1429 | 2017(2017) | Martin Jennings | Statue | Bronze | Q27957168 | ||||
| Physical Energy | 2017(2017) (1902) | George Frederic Watts | Equestrian statue | Bronze | 2017 cast of 1902 work, using new moulds from the original gesso model | ||||||
| Ayrton Senna | McLaren Technology Centre, Surrey, England | 2019(2019) | Paul Oz | Statue | Bronze | ||||||
| Covid Bell | 2022(2022) | Grayson Perry | Bell | Bronze | Exhibited at the Royal Academy in summer 2022. | ||||||
| More images | A Soldier's Journey | National World War I Memorial, Washington D.C., United States 38°53′46″N 77°01′59″W/38.895992°N 77.033109°W/ 38.895992; -77.033109 | 2024(2024) | Sabin Howard | Relief sculpture | Bronze | Q130391408 | Cast in multiple sections. |
External links
- about the United States WWI memorial