'''William Fawke''' (1948 – August 2018) was an English sculptor. He made portrait busts, and created several statues by commission.
==Life== [[File:Thomas Cubitt Statue, Pimlico (5932644167).jpg|thumb|upright|Statue of Thomas Cubitt, in Pimlico]] Fawke studied painting at the Heatherley School of Fine Art in London, afterwards becoming mainly interested in sculpture. He made portrait busts, exhibiting at the Society of Portrait Sculptors, and had solo exhibitions in galleries in London. He lived in Chelsea, where he had a studio. He was a committee member of the Royal Society of Sculptors. Fawke died from cancer in August 2018, aged 70. <ref name=chelsea>[https://chelseasociety.org.uk/william-fawke/ "William Fawke"] Chelsea Society. Retrieved 21 February 2024.</ref><ref name=pssa>[https://pssauk.org/public-sculpture-of-britain/biography/fawke-william/ "William Fawke (1948–2018)"] Public Statues and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 21 February 2024.</ref>
==Works== [[File:Ralph Vaughan Williams in Dorking.JPG|thumb|upright|Statue of Ralph Vaughan Williams, in Dorking]] His works include the following:
A bronze statue of the master builder Thomas Cubitt (1788–1855) in Denbigh Street, Pimlico, London, was unveiled by the Duke of Westminster on 23 May 1995. It was commissioned by the Sanctuary Housing Association. Cubitt developed Belgravia and Pimlico, and his workshops were close to the site of the statue.<ref>[https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/thomas-cubitt-17881855-265456 "Thomas Cubitt (1788–1855)"] Art UK. Retrieved 21 February 2024.</ref> A second bronze statue of Cubitt, cast at the same time as the original, is sited in Reigate Road opposite Dorking Halls in Dorking, Surrey, Cubitt's home, and was unveiled in 2000. It was donated by Adrian White.<ref>[https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/thomas-cubitt-17881855-313792 "Thomas Cubitt (1788–1855)"] Art UK. Retrieved 21 February 2024.</ref><ref>[https://victorianweb.org/art/architecture/cubitt/statue1.html "William Fawke’s Statue of Thomas Cubitt (1995)"] ''The Victorian Web''. Retrieved 21 February 2024.</ref><ref name=halls>[https://www.dorkinghalls.co.uk/history/ "Our history"] ''Dorking Halls''. Retrieved 21 February 2024.</ref>
A bronze statue of the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, larger than life size, stands in Reigate Road outside Dorking Halls in Dorking. It was unveiled by the composer's widow Ursula Vaughan Williams on 19 April 2001. Vaughan Williams lived in Dorking from 1929 to 1953. The statue was donated by Adrian White.<ref name=halls/><ref>[https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/ralph-vaughan-williams-18721958-313795 "Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)"] Art UK. Retrieved 21 February 2024.</ref><ref>[https://dorkingmuseum.org.uk/ralph-vaughan-williams-dorking-trail/ "Ralph Vaughan Williams – Dorking Trail"] ''Dorking Museum''. Retrieved 21 February 2024.</ref>
Fawke also created statues, by commission, of Samuel Johnson (2009) and Tim Berners-Lee (2013).<ref name=chelsea/><ref name=pssa/>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fawke, William}} Category:1948 births Category:2018 deaths Category:Alumni of the Heatherley School of Fine Art Category:Artists from London Category:People from Chelsea, London Category:20th-century English sculptors Category:21st-century English sculptors