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Stephen Kettle (born 12 July 1966, in Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, England) is a British sculptor who works exclusively with slate.[2][3]

Stephen Kettle
Born12 July 1966  (age 55)
Castle Bromwich 
OccupationSculptor 
The slate statue of Alan Turing by Stephen Kettle at Bletchley Park in 2007[1]
The slate statue of Alan Turing by Stephen Kettle at Bletchley Park in 2007[1]

Career


Sculpture by Kettle of George Zambellas at RNAS Yeovilton
Sculpture by Kettle of George Zambellas at RNAS Yeovilton
Sculpture by Kettle of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall at Highgrove House
Sculpture by Kettle of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall at Highgrove House

Kettle is a self-taught sculptor with no formal training.[3] His best known works include Supermarine Spitfire designer R. J. Mitchell, commissioned for the Science Museum in London,[4] which was the first statue of its type in the world,[citation needed] and a life size Statue of Alan Turing, the founder of computer science and Enigma codebreaker,[5] commissioned by the American philanthropist Sidney Frank for Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire.[1]

Besides Turing and Mitchell, other notable portrait busts include:


Personal life


Kettle lives with his wife and three children in west London.[6]


References


  1. "Bletchley Park Unveils Statue Commemorating Alan Turing". Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  2. Stephen Kettle — The Artist.
  3. "Stephen Kettle: Profile". turnerfinearts.com. Turner Fine Arts. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. Fenton, Ben (15 September 2005). "Why have we never honoured man who invented the Spitfire?". telegraph.co.uk. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  5. TurnerFineArts (11 June 2012). "Stephen Kettle does life size sculpture of Alan Turing 500,000 pieces of slate". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  6. "Stephen Kettle". morleyart.co.uk. UK: Morley Contemporary Art. Retrieved 30 June 2007.


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Stephen Kettle (né le 12 juillet 1966 à Castle Bromwich, dans le Warwickshire, en Angleterre) est un sculpteur britannique qui travaille exclusivement avec de l'ardoise[2].


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