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318: 238: 40: 345: 194:, where he discovered his interest in both sculpting and natural history. Whilst still studying at school, aged eighteen, he began sculpting and exhibiting his first bronze sculptures. He went on to study Natural Sciences at 229:
at the age of sixteen, and he was keen to depict Darwin as a young man, in contrast to the more common depiction of him as an elderly, bearded gentleman, as he was in later life. The life-sized statue was unveiled by
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Upon graduating in 2005, he set up a studio in Cambridge and began sculpting full-time, specialising in wildlife and human figure subjects. His first major commission came in 2007, when he sculpted a portrait bust of
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to spend two months on the island of South Georgia as artist in residence. The photos and sketches that he made during this period went on to form the basis for his next series of sculptures.
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In addition to his sculpting work, Smith is also an award-winning photographer. His first book was published in August 2015, and is a visual account of life aboard the Dutch tall ship
907: 378:. He travels widely in order to observe animals in their natural environment, making observations, photographs and sketches which form the basis of his bronze sculptures. 141:(born 9 February 1984) is a British sculptor who works in bronze. He is known for his wildlife sculptures as well as his depictions of well-known figures, including 288:. The voyage began in August 2009 and lasted eight months, with Smith as one of the show's presenters, discussing Darwin as well as the work of HMS Beagle's artist 820: 215:, commemorating the 300th anniversary of Linnaeus's birth. Other commissions soon followed, including a portrait bust of the famous author the James Bond novels, 509: 980: 1000: 603: 633: 219:. His first life-sized statue was commissioned for his old Cambridge College in 2009 to commemorate the bicentenary of its most famous alumnus, 573: 713: 1020: 855: 265:
Smith's knowledge and interest in the life and works of Charles Darwin then led to him working on the television documentary series
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for the Royal Mint. The coin was issued to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the first minting of the golden
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He states that his skills come from his studies of zoology, as well as the works of other artists such as
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and subsequently shortlisted for the Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture 2014.
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In 2013 he sculpted a seven-foot tall statue of the 19th century naturalist
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in more than eighty years, and a life-sized statue of Charles Darwin for
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before returning to the UK at the age of eight. He later attended
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In 2012 Smith was awarded a Shackleton Scholarship to visit the
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Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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as artist in residence, and in 2013 he was invited by the
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Darwin 200 website hosted by Christ's College Cambridge
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Alfred Russel Wallace statue by Anthony Smith at the
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Anthony Smith (disambiguation)

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Christ's College, Cambridge
www.anthonysmithart.co.uk
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Alfred Russel Wallace
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Natural History Museum
Christ's College, Cambridge
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Linnean Society of London
Ian Fleming
Charles Darwin
On the Origin of Species
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

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Frank Kelly
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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Beagle: In Darwin's wake
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