John William Mills (born 4 March 1933, London) is an English sculptor. He studied at

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School of Art, 1947–54, and at the Royal College of Art, 1956–60. He was a resident at

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1962–66, and currently lives at

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in Hertfordshire.

Teaching

Various part-time teaching posts in UK from 1958 to 1962: * Full-time at

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School of Art and

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College of Art and Design, 1962–77 * Visiting Associate Professor in

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and Sculpture, Eastern Michigan University, 1970–71 * Visiting lecturer Detroit School of Creative Arts, 1970–71 * Visiting Professor and Artist in Residence University of Michigan, 1980.

Awards

* Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, 1982 *

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, Royal British Society of Sculptors, 1983 (for the sculpture 'Curved Neck Grace') * President of the Society, 1986, and again in 1997 * Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, 1993 * Honorary Master of Arts, University College Northampton, 2000

Work in public places

* William Blake Memorial (Blake House, London) * Blitz the

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(South side of

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, London) * London River Man (

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, London) * John Jorrocks ( Croydon, London) * Family Outing (Thames Centre, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England) * Brothers (University Hospital,

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, Michigan USA) * Swimmers (Cambridge swimming pool, Cambridge, England) * Diver ( Eastern Michigan University, USA) * St George (Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, USA) * Degas Dancing (La Cabaña Restaurant, Buenos Aires, Argentina) * Thoughtful Girl ( Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA) * The Thrower (Ernest Bevin School, Tooting, London) * Boy With Cat (Highfields, Hemel Hempstead, England) * Lion (Ward Freeman School,

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, Hertfordshire, England) * The Unicorn and Wellcome Wellcome Foundation, Beckenham, Kent, England) * Road Research (Road Research Laboratories, Crowthorne, England) * The Risen Christ, St Mary's Church,

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, Hertfordshire, England) * Sir Thomas Sopwith ( Brooklands Museum, Brooklands, England) * Sir Lawrence Bragg, (The

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, London) * Jackie Milburn Memorial ( Ashington, Northumberland, England) * The Meeting, Harpur Square, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England * Chinese Reference,

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, Essex, England (Tesco Site) * Quadriga, fountain Charleston Place Hotel,

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, USA * Time, Cavendish Hotel (

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Estate) Derbyshire, England * The Risen Christ, Church of Great St Mary,

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, Essex, England * Campus Thoughts, University College Northampton, England * Memorial to Alan Turing,

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, Guildford, England * Lion and the Unicorn and Digitalis, William Harvey Centre, Charterhouse Square, London * Monument to the Women of World War II Whitehall, London

Competitions

* Winner of the design competition for 'The Topham Trophy' 1961 and 1962. * Winner of the

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silver medal in 1991 for 'Blitz'. * Winner of the

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design competition for the '

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fifty pence coin 1993'. * Winner of the

design competition for the ' VE Day two pound coin 1994'. * Winner of the

design competition for the Euro Cup two pound coin 1995. * Winner of the Coin of the Year award (Krause Publications) for the

fifty pence 1994. * Winner of the

design competition for the Euro Cent, British entry for the European Competition 1996. * Winner of the

design competition for the 25th anniversary of the our entry into the Common Market fifty pence coin 1997. * Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the 50th anniversary of DNA Double helix two pound coin.

Published works

* ''Sculpture in Ciment Fondu'', 1958 (Contractors Record, London). * ''The Technique of Sculpture'' 1962 (B.T.Batsford, London). * ''Sculpture in Concrete'', 1966 (McClaren, London ). * ''The Technique of Casting for Sculpture'' 1968 (B.T.Batsford, London). * ''Studio Bronze Casting'' 1969 (McClaren, London), this book was written in collaboration with Michael Gillespie ARBS. * M''odelling the Figure and Head'' 1978 (B.T.Batsford, London). * E''ncyclopaedia of Sculpture Techniques'' 1989 (B.T.Batsford, London). * Catalogue contribution for

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93 (

) 1993. * ''Sculpture 108'', Contributed article 'What I didn't learn at Art School' Spring issue 1997 * ''Sculpting the Human Figure'' 2006 (Crowood Press)

References

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'Blitz' Firefighters MemorialMemorial to the Women of World War II FundH.M.Queen Elizabeth II unveiling Women of World War II Monument
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