Sean Hedges-Quinn

Sean Hedges-Quinn is a British sculptor, animator,[1] and film model and prop-maker.[2]

Sean Hedges-Quinn
Sean Hedges-Quinn with his statue of the suffragette Alice Hawkins in Leicester in 2018
NationalityBritish
Known forSculpture
Notable workBronze statues
MovementBronze Sculpture

Life

Hedges-Quinn was born in Ipswich in April 1968.[3] After graduating from the University of Hertfordshire, Hedges-Quinn worked in the film industry as a model-maker, prop-master and sculptor. His first role was as a prop-maker on The Borrowers in 1996 before he was taken on by Jim Henson's creature shop in London.[4] He has worked for films such as the 1997 version of Lost in Space, Reign of Fire, The Hours, V for Vendetta, The Phantom of the Opera, 12 Monkeys and as senior prosthetic technician on Clash of the Titans. He has been commissioned to produce statues for several notable footballers including Bobby Robson,[5] Alf Ramsey,[6] Ted Bates,[7] Bob Stokoe,[8] Nat Lofthouse[9] and Kevin Beattie.[10] He has also created statues of Dad's Army's Captain Mainwaring[11] and in 2018, a statue of the suffragette Alice Hawkins which was unveiled in Leicester.[12]

Personal life

Hedges-Quinn works from a studio in Great Bricett near Ipswich, Suffolk.[1][13]

Statue of Captain George Mainwaring, erected in Thetford in June 2010

References
  1. "Public Art in Ipswich". www.ipswich.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  2. "Sean Hedges-Quinn - Sculptor". www.seanhedgesquinn.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  3. "Suffolk Artists - HEDGES-QUINN, Sean". suffolkartists.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. "Suffolk sculptor Sean Hedges Quinn tells how he carved out his fascinating career in art, and in the film industry". Suffolk-GreatBritishLife.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  5. "Sir Bobby Robson statue unveiled". BBC News. 16 July 2002. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  6. "Statue of Sir Alf Ramsey unveiled Part 1". www.itfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  7. "Second Ted Bates statue unveiled". BBC News. 22 March 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  8. "Statue of club manager unveiled". BBC News. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  9. Association, The Football. "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team". www.thefa.com.
  10. "Ipswich Town's Kevin Beattie statue unveiled at Portman Road". BBC News. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  11. "Statue of Captain Mainwaring Unveiled". Topnews.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  12. Martin, Dan (3 February 2018). "Watch 7ft statue of suffragette Alice Hawkins being installed". leicestermercury. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  13. admin. "Contact". Sean Hedges-Quinn. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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