PORTRAIT SCULPTURE
"A doctor may give you twenty years, but I will give you 4,000 years."
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| Sculpture of Cherie Booth Blair QC was unveiled at the London School of Economics in October 1999 |
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In 1981 she received her first notable commission to do a bust of the then prime minister, Margaret Thatcher. "I was presented with the opportunity of sculpting one of the most powerful women in the world!" |
The bust was presented to Margaret Thatcher at No. 10 Downing Street, when she commented to Shenda that "It is your genius that has put my expression into that bronze".
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| John Major | Dr Mo Mowlam | Rt Hon Robin Cook | Kate Adie - Journalist |
| More than ten years later Shenda was back in Downing Street, this time to do a bust of the new premier, John Major. Two earlier commissions had come from the Earl of Bessborough and Sir Francis Dashwood, Bt. The Earl, who wanted to complete a trio of busts starting with his grandfather and father, commissioned Shenda after seeing her bust of Mrs Thatcher. The Earl's bust was unveiled by Diana Rigg at Stanstead Park amid a host of guests including, among others, Lord Hailsham. |
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| Professor Oleg Sherby | Professor Sherby (detial) | Rt Hon Claire Short | Professor Susan Greenfield |
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Sculpture of Mo Mowlam was unveiled by her at Durham University in December 1999 |
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| Anita Roddick | Baroness Jay | Felicity Lott |
Lady Dashwood commissioned one of her husband, Sir Francis, to mark his sixtieth birthday. "Francis is a great raconteur, and this is what I have tried to capture". The bust was unveiled during a grand ball at West Wycombe Park, where Handel's Water Music wafted over the lawns, to the accompaniment of fireworks being reflected in the lake beyond.
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| Olga Stalin | Sir Francis Dashwood | Queen Noor of Jordan | The Earl of Bessborough |
"The most beautiful woman I have sculpted is Queen Noor of Jordan". The Queen agreed to three sittings at Shenda's studio in Edith Grove, Chelsea.
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Dame Cicely Saunders who started the Hospice movement and has worked tirelessly for the sick and dying |
| Shenda's next subject was His Majesty King Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. "I felt greatly honoured that he spared time to sit for me". |
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| Sheikh Nezam Khazal | Mr William Anthony Garrett | Mr Kevin Goldstein Jackson | Patwant Singh |
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| Virginia Garmendia | Rabindranath Tagore | Diane Modahl Olympic Athlete |
Shadi Honari |
Of a number of American personalities she has sculpted, one holds a special place in her heart. David Dodge, of the Dodge Automobile family, commissioned her to do a bust of William Wesley Peters, the late chairman of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. He flew to London for his sittings, where the bust was also cast. But on completion the unveiling took place at the Frank Lloyd Wright Fiftieth Anniversary Dinner of the opening of Taliesin West, and it now stands outside the William Wesley Peters Library in Scottsdale.
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| Sir Brian Jenkins | Mayor Herb Drinkwater | William Wesley Peters |
The following year, Kamal Amin and a group of Mayor Herb Drinkwater supporters commissioned Shenda to do a bust of the mayor. "The publicity given to me in the US was unbelievable. Television and newspaper interviews followed, and I was the 'flavour of the month'." A ceremonial unveiling took place in the Civic Center, Scottsdale, where the piece stands today.
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| His Majesty King Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Memorial Bust) | Princess Diana |
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Other Important Commissions Include
| In the past fifteen years Shenda Amery has sculpted over 60 busts, including two British prime ministers, a king and queen, a president and prime minister of South Korea, the Lord Mayor of London and a host of other distinguished and interesting people. |  |
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