Poppa Guttmann Statue
We have commissioned a brilliant sculptor, Jacko, to create a life size bronze statue of “Poppa” to stand outside The NSIC. He is not only a great sculptor but is a "near miss" in Spinal Injury terms having survived a serious parachuting accident. Like most Spinal Cord Injured (SCI) people he had to rethink his career and, having left the army, trained in Florence as a sculptor. www.jackoart.com
The clay pictured to the right, left and below is work in progress for the bronze statue of Poppa that will created by Jacko. The work on the statue is progressing well. The clay and mould for the bronze statue have now been completed and will be cast in the New Year (2012). The finished bronze will be revealed when unveiled in June 2012 at Stoke Mandeville Stadium. After The Paralympics it will be permanently sited to stand proudly outside the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
It is a stunning likeness and is much admired by The Guttmann family and those who knew Poppa. It is genuinely life size (5’6”) and will be positioned for people to stand or wheel beside it.
About the sculptor, Jacko
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Jacko (in the left picture) started his studies at the Charles H. Cecil Studios in 2003. Having painted in London for a few years, he returned to Florence to continue studying and, latterly, to teach sculpture. Seeking to combine passions for painting and travel, landscaping trips have ranged from West Scotland to East Africa; commissions have also generated visits to Southern Afghanistan and Baghdad. The Trust has commissioned life size bronze statue of “Poppa”. The clay pictured to the right (and left) is work in progress for the bronze statue of Poppa that will created by Jacko. Below is a close up of the clay of Poppa's head. The work on the statue is progressing well and should be ready for it's unveiling in June 2012. It will stand outside the national Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville. More details of the commissioned life size bronze statue of “Poppa” will be added to this page as they become available.
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