James Butler RA

Born London 1931

Member of the Royal Academy of Art

Member of the Royal West of England Academy

Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors

 

Major commissions include:-

 

Twice life size portrait of statue of President Kenyatta, Nairobi, Kenya

Monument to Freedom Fighters of Zambia ,Lusaka,Zambia

Portrait statue of Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis , Wellington Barrack,

Bird cage Walk, London

Memorial statue of King Richard III, Castle Gardens, Leicester.

The Leicester Seamstress, Hotel Street, Leicester

The Burton Cooper, bronze sculpture, Burton on Trent.

Portrait statue of Sir John Moore, and the attendant figures of Rifleman and Bugler Sir John Moore Barracks, Winchester.

Sculpture for National Guard Sports Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Anniversary Fountain - Dolphin   Fountain , Dolphin Square, London.

Cippico Fountain, Heriot - Watt University, Edinburgh.

Portrait statue John Wilkes ,   New Fetter Lane,London

2nd casting - Portrait statue John Wilkes, Wilkes University, Wilkes - Barre ,

Pennsylvania, USA.

Bronze sculpture Skipping Girl, St Ann's Road ,Harrow .

The Leicester Seamstress, bronze sculpture, Hotel Street, Leicester.

Portrait statue of James Greathead , Engineer - Cornhill, London.

Memorial statue of Reg Harris, World Cycling Champion -

National Cycling Centre, Manchester.

Memorial for Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Arborfield .

Portrait bronze bust of Sir Nicholas Bacon, St Albans School, Hertfordshire

Portrait statue of Thomas Cook, London Road, Leicester.

Portrait bronze bust of Sir Frank Whittle, R.A.F. Club, Piccadilly, London

Portrait statue of the footballer, Billy Wright, Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton.

D. Day Memorial for the Green Howards, Crepon , Normandy.

Seagull sculpture, Anchorpoint , Singapore.

Girl and Teddy Bear, KK Women and Children's Hospital, Singapore

Portrait statue of James Brindley , canal engineer, Canal Basin, Coventry

Child and Whale ,   KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore

Life size figure of Ondine , Avalon, Pidemco Land, Singapore

Life size Reclining Figure, Avalon, Pidemco Land, Singapore

Life size Young Dancer, Avalon, Pidemco Land , Singapore

Life size portrait figure of 'Joanna sitting on a Bench'

Memorial Portrait statue of Duncan Edwards - Dudley, England

Memorial for Fleet Air Arm - " Daedalus " Thames Embankment. London.

Sculptural tribute to Kentucky Derby winner, Thunder Gulch

Portrait statue of Jack Walker for Blackburn Rovers FC

Portrait bust of RJ Mitchell for R.A.F. Club, Piccadilly.

 

Portrait sculpture of Van Gogh (private commission)

Portrait statue of Stan Cullis for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Portrait sculptures of William Blake and Tom Paine (private commission)

"The Grand Children" three life size figures on a bench (private commission) 2005

Life size statue of Bob Dylan (private commission)

Six life size bronze figures for Royal Ascot project

Life size portrait statue of Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Portrait statue of Jack Harris Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Portrait head of Prof Michael Farthing

Portrait head of Sally Cadbury

Portrait bust of the Queen Mother Butchers Company

 

 

Work for the Royal Mint

Royal Seal of the Realm commissioned by the

Royal Mint for HRH Queen Elizabeth 11

Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medal

The 50 pence coin to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Roger Bannister's 4 minute mile

The Nelson Crown Piece to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Lord Nelson

 

 

Works in Progress

WW1 Memorial Rainbow Division