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for which they sat personally; and thirdly a series of miniature statuettes of the couple for sale throughout the
Commonwealth. It is noteworthy that the latter depiction of the Queen sold over 250,000 copies a remarkable number for any art work. Those of Prince Philip sold considerably less.
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to be erected on the Strand in London, adjacent to
Australia House. Chosen but unexecuted (due to the death of the benefactor) was a statue of St George slaying the dragon originally destined for St. George's Chapel in
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In the Second World War, Paulin was rejected for active service, and, somewhat surprisingly perhaps, chose to work in a munitions factory in
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to create a series of 22 busts of eminent fellow artists. In the same year, he was elected
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from 1900 to 1905 where he displayed great artistic talent, primarily as a sculptor and carver. During his youth he attracted the interest of a neighbouring artist,
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in June 2000. The central figure, originally modelled on Paulin's own son, is modelled on one of Paulin's grandsons, himself a recent veteran of the
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As a result of this publicity, he received another wave of private commissions. The most important of these (1954) was a memorial to the ballerina,
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but was unsuccessful in this bid. A similar unchosen work (though winning the competition was a war memorial to the
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At the end of his college period (1912), he was awarded a
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were received this year by Paulin. Firstly, the first ever depiction of a monarch's head, for use as a
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added as a ceiling boss to the same chapel. This sculpture was painted by contemporary artist
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for 12 months, where he shared a flat with fellow artist James Gunn, later to become
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One scheme shelved, but ultimately now built, was a memorial to the
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minister. His paternal grandfather George Paulin was Rector of
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Rev James Black by Harry Paulin, St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
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the founder of the American Navy, in his home town of
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Bust of Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Scottish Academy,
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