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Simon Verity (born 1945) is a British sculptor and master stonecarver. Much of his work has been garden sculpture.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Simon Verity )〕 He has works in the private collections of the Prince of Wales, Sir Elton John, and Lord Rothschild. ==Career== Verity received his training through the architectural practice of Oliver Hill and through Robert Baker's teaching at Wells Cathedral.〔 A 1988 memorial by Verity for the writer Sophie Behrens was the catalyst for the creation of ''Memorials by Artists'' - an organization dedicated to the creation of unique memorials.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Memorials by Artists, Suffolk, UK )〕 From 1988 until 1997 Verity worked as Director on the carving of the West Portal of the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York also known as the Portal of Paradise. At the start, Verity was assisted by six apprentices. In 1993, Jean-Claude Marchionni, a master stonecarver from France, joined Verity in the project.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Portal Project Introduction )〕 A procession of 32 matriarchs and patriarchs from the Old and New Testaments were carved from blocks of limestone already in place.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Portal of Paradise ) 〕 In 2004 Verity was commissioned to design and build a hand-carved map of the United Kingdom to form the paving for the British Memorial Garden in New York's Hanover Square. The Garden commemorates the 67 British victims of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. The map features all the counties of Great Britain, as well as the boroughs of London and British Islands and protectorates. The map is carved from grey flagstone from Caithness and sandstone from Moray, Scotland.〔 Other works include: * An angel with lute at Exeter Cathedral.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Angel with Lute )〕 * A seated nude for the National Trust at Kiftsgate Court.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rose Border )〕 * A fountain at Barnsley House.〔 * A grotto at Leeds Castle in Kent.〔 * Lettering for the entrance to the Henry Cole Wing at the Victoria and Albert Museum.〔 * A grotto at Woody House in East Hampton, New York.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Woody House - East Hampton, New York )〕 * ''Guardian'', a folly, in the Chicago Botanic Garden (1992).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sculpture at the Garden )〕 * A fountain at the American Academy in Rome. (1996) 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rebuilding the Gardens of the American Academy in Rome )〕 * A fountain at The Cathedral Labyrinth, a replica of the Chartres Cathedral labyrinth, at New Harmony, Indiana. (1998)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Cathedral Labyrinth at New Harmony, Indiana )〕 * ''The Gorgeous Mosaic'', a sculpture at Bellevue Hospital, NYC. (1991)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Gorgeous Mosaic )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Simon Verity」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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