Anthony Smith is a young British sculptor with a growing reputation for high profile commissions.
He has recently completed a major new commission for Christ's College Cambridge. Anthony has sculpted a life-sized bronze of the young Charles Darwin to commemorate the bicentenary of his birth. The statue was unveiled by HRH Prince Philip in the College on the bicentenary itself; February 12th 2009. Please click here to read more.
RECENT NEWS - It has just been announced that Anthony's statue of Darwin has been short-listed for the prestigious Marsh Award for the best public sculpture of the year. Please click here to read more.
The Fleming family commissioned Anthony to sculpt a bust of Ian Fleming to celebrate the centenary of his birth, which took place in 2008. The bust is now forming part of the Fleming Collection's Bond Bound Exhibition, which has already been in London, Edinburgh, New York and Los Angeles, and will soon be on tour in the Far East, the Middle East and Europe (click here for details).
He was commissioned to sculpt a bust of the great Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus for the Linnean Society of London. The bust was unveiled at the Society's garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, where the garden was awarded the Silver-Gilt Medal.
He was one of five artists commissioned by the Royal Mint to submit designs for a new £2 coin for general circulation, and recently had a design shortlisted for another commission by the Royal Mint.
Anthony is an Associate Member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, and a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London.
