Fenwick Justin John Lawson, ARCA (born 19 May 1932 in

South Moor South Moor is a village in County Durham, in England. It is located to the south-west of Stanley on the northern slope of the Craghead valley. It is a well-developed village, yet still semi-rural, containing a main street (Park Road) of around ...

, County Durham) is an English sculptor based in the north-east of England.

Life

Fenwick Lawson was born in 1932 in

, County Durham, and spent his childhood in the neighbouring village of

Craghead Craghead is a former mining village in County Durham, England. It is located at the bottom of the valley to the south of Stanley Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horro ...

. He studied at the Sunderland College of Art (1951–54) and

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, London (1954–57), under

John Skeaping John Rattenbury Skeaping, RA (9 June 1901 – 5 March 1980) was an English sculptor and equine painter and sculptor. He designed animal figures for Wedgwood, and his life-size statue of Secretariat is exhibited at the National Museum of R ...

and under the influence of

Jacob Epstein Sir Jacob Epstein (10 November 1880 – 21 August 1959) was an American-British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture. He was born in the United States, and moved to Europe in 1902, becoming a British subject in 1911. He often produce ...

(then in the college working on the Llandaff Christ). In 1958 and 1959, having been awarded the Sir James Knott Travelling Scholarship, he completed his studies by travel in France, Italy and Greece, being influenced by the sculptural masters such as Michelangelo and

Donatello Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi ( – 13 December 1466), better known as Donatello ( ), was a Florentine sculptor of the Renaissance period. Born in Florence, he studied classical sculpture and used this to develop a complete Renaissance s ...

and by the simplicity of form in

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. In 1961, he was appointed lecturer in sculpture at Newcastle-upon-Tyne College of Art and when this merged into

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in 1970, he became a principal Lecturer and head of sculpture before retiring from teaching in 1984. He has been a member of various bodies, such as the Art and Architects Department of the

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(1972–77), the Fabrics Advisory Committee of

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(1991–94), and the Advisory Committee for Historic Churches in the

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(1995–2000). He was also visiting lecturer at the

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD) is part of the University of Dundee in Dundee, Scotland. It is ranked as one of the top schools of art and design in the United Kingdom. History Attempts were made to establish an art scho ...

, Dundee, Scotland (1987) and at the Royal Academy in London (1987–89). He has been an honorary member of the Northumbria Branch of the

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since 1986, and was a trustee of Durham City Trust from 1979 to 1995. The Journey Cuthbert of Lindisfarne

Lawson has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from Durham University (2008). Durham City's 'The Journey' was unveiled by

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on 26 September 2008. Lawson was granted the Freeman of the City of Durham on 10 November 2008.

Some of Fenwick's work

Name, date, and current location. *''Coventry Christ'', 1955–1956, St Peter's, Jarrow *''St Michael and the Devil'', 1956, St Paul's, Jarrow *''Interaction'', 1962, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne *''Holy Family'', 1967, Church of the Holy Family, Grindon, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear *''The Risen Christ'', 1968, St Paul's, Jarrow *''St Bede'', 1970, St Bede's, Washington, Tyne and Wear *''Risen Christ'', 1972, RC Chaplaincy, Newcastle University *''Venerable Bede'', 1973, St Paul's, Jarrow *''Pieta'', 1974–1981, east end of Durham Cathedral since 2004 (shown at

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1984 – 1996) *''

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'', 1984,

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(originally shown in the cloister of Durham Cathedral from 1984 to 1996; full-size bronze cast made in 2000 is on show at Lindisfarne Abbey) *''Gaia,'' 1984,

*''Risen Christ'', 1974, St Michael's, Houghton-le-Spring *''Pulpit Christ'', 1976, Southwick Cathedral, London *''Lord of the Dance'', 1956, St Peter and Paul, Fareham, Hampshire *''Annunciation'', 1977, St Mary-le-Bow, London *''Lectern with Carved Dove'', 1978–79, Bill Quay Methodist Church, Pelaw, Tyne and Wear *''Processional Cross'', 1981, St Pancras Parish Church, Euston Road, London *''Processional Cross'', 1982, St Gregory's, South Shields, Tyne and Wear *''Risen Christ'', 1982, St Gregory's, South Shields, Tyne and Wear *''Annunciation'', 1982, St Gregory's, South Shields, Tyne and Wear *''Pascal Candle'', 1982, St Gregory's, South Shields, Tyne and Wear *''Dove'', 1982, St Gregory's, South Shields, Tyne and Wear *''Trinity'', 1982, Church of the Holy Trinity, Carlisle *''Risen Christ'', 1983, St Oswald's, South Shields, Tyne and Wear *''Condemned'', 1984, Ushaw College, Co Durham *''Hostage'', 1984, Ushaw College, Co Durham *''The Scream'', 1985, Ushaw College, Co Durham *''Christ in the Tomb'', 1985, (14th station of the cross, with casts of the hands of the Ascended Christ at Jarrow), 1988, east end of Durham Cathedral *''Stations of the Cross'', 1986, St Joseph's, Wetherby *''Our Lady'', 1986, St Joseph's, Wetherby *''Risen Christ'', 1986, St Joseph's, Wetherby *''Stations of the Cross'', 1986, Ecumenical Chapel, Youth Custody Centre, Castington, Northumberland *''Our Lady'', 1986, Ecumenical Chapel, Youth Custody Centre, Castington, Northumberland *''Risen Christ'', 1988, St Francis of Assisi, Sheffield *''Weeping Women'', 1989–90, Ushaw College, Co Durham *''Celtic Spirit 2'', 1990, Teikyo University, Durham City *''San Damiano Christ'', 1991, Beda Pontifico Collegio, Rome *''Pascal Candle'', 1991, St Anthony's, Hull *''Spiral Floor Mosaic'', 1992, The Crypt, Cathedral Church of St Marie, Sheffield *''Risen Christ'', 1992, The Crypt, Cathedral Church of St Marie, Sheffield *''Standing Cross'', 1992, St Bede's, Bedlington, Northumberland *''Our Lady of Bedlington'', 1992, St Bede's, Bedlington, Northumberland *''Christ Is the Morning Star'', Stained glass window, 1992, St Bede's, Bedlington, Northumberland *''Star of David'', 1992, St Bede's, Bedlington, Northumberland *''Altar'', 1993, St Augustine's, Darlington, Co. Durham *''Lectern'', 1993, St Augustine's, Darlington, Co. Durham *''Chair'', 1993, St Augustine's, Darlington, Co. Durham *''Font'', 1993, St Augustine's, Darlington, Co. Durham *''St Wilfrid'', 1993, St Wilfrid's, Preston, Lancashire *''Lectern'', 1995, St Cuthbert's, Durham City *''Memorial Processional Cross'', 1995, St Cuthbert's, Durham City *''Stained Glass Sanctuary Screen'', 1995, St Mary's, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear *''Hidden Life'', 1996, St Wilfrid's, Preston, Lancashire *''Annunciation'', 1991, St Francis of Assisi, Hull *''Cross'', 1991, St Francis of Assisi, Hull *''St Augustin'', 1997, St Augustine's, Darlington, Co. Durham *''Derry Cross'', 1998, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland *''Stained Glass Screen'', 1991, St Benedict's, Garforth, Yorkshire *''

's Journey'' or ''The Journey'', 1999, from 2005 at St Mary's, Lindisfarne (first shown at The Red Box, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; *''Beda Bede'', 2001, Beda Pontifico Collegio, Rome *''The Wheel Cross'', 2001, Gospel Garden, Lindisfarne. Also Bronze Cast thereof at

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Wheel Cross by Fenwick Lawson with Durham Cathedral

*''Burning Bush'', 2003, Family Collection *''Finial'', 2005, St Luke's, Grimethorpe, Yorkshire *''Mary'', 2006, St Mary's College, Durham University *"Risen Christ", 2008 Grey College, Durham, Durham University *"The Journey" 2008 Bronze, Millennium Square, Durham City

External links

His website
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