John Mills (sculptor)
John William Mills was an English sculptor.
He studied at Hammersmith School of Art, 1947–54, and at the Royal College of Art, 1956–60. He was a resident at Digswell House 1962–66, before living at Hinxworth Place in Hertfordshire. Mills died on 24 October 2023, at the age of 90.
Teaching
Various part-time teaching posts in UK from 1958 to 1962:- Full-time at St. Albans School of Art and Hertfordshire College of Art and Design, 1962–77
- Visiting Associate Professor in Printmaking and Sculpture, Eastern Michigan University, 1970–71
- Visiting lecturer Detroit School of Creative Arts, 1970–71
- Visiting Professor and Artist in Residence University of Michigan, 1980.
Awards
- Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, 1982
- Otto Beit medal, Royal British Society of Sculptors, 1983
- President of the Society, 1986, and again in 1997
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, 1993
- Honorary Master of Arts, University College Northampton, 2000
Work in public places
- William Blake Memorial
- Blitz the National Firefighters Memorial
- London River Man
- John Jorrocks
- Family Outing
- Brothers
- Swimmers
- Diver
- St George
- Degas Dancing
- Thoughtful Girl
- The Thrower
- Boy With Cat
- Lion
- The Unicorn and Wellcome
- Road Research
- The Risen Christ, St Mary's Church, Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England)
- Sir Thomas Sopwith
- Sir Lawrence Bragg,
- Jackie Milburn Memorial
- The Meeting, Harpur Square, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
- Chinese Reference, Harlow, Essex, England
- Quadriga, fountain Charleston Place Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Time, Cavendish Hotel Derbyshire, England
- The Risen Christ, Church of Great St Mary, Sawbridgeworth, Essex, England
- Campus Thoughts, University College Northampton, England
- Memorial to Alan Turing, University of Surrey, Guildford, England
- Lion and the Unicorn and Digitalis, William Harvey Centre, Charterhouse Square, London
- Monument to the Women of World War II Whitehall, London
Competitions
- Winner of the design competition for 'The Topham Trophy' 1961 and 1962.
- Winner of the RBS silver medal in 1991 for 'Blitz'.
- Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the 'D-Day [British British fifty pence coin|fifty pence coin|fifty pence coin] 1993'.
- Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the 'VE Day two pound coin 1994'.
- Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the Euro Cup two pound coin 1995.
- Winner of the Coin of the Year award for the D-Day fifty pence 1994.
- Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the Euro Cent, British entry for the European Competition 1996.
- Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the 25th anniversary of the our entry into the Common Market fifty pence coin 1997.
- Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the 50th anniversary of DNA Double helix two pound coin.
Published works
Sculpture in Ciment Fondu, 1958.The Technique of Sculpture 1962.Sculpture in Concrete, 1966.The Technique of Casting for Sculpture 1968.Studio Bronze Casting 1969, this book was written in collaboration with Michael Gillespie ARBS.- Modelling the Figure and Head 1978.
- Encyclopaedia of Sculpture Techniques 1989.
- Catalogue contribution for Chelsea Harbour 93 1993.Sculpture 108, Contributed article 'What I didn't learn at Art School' Spring issue 1997Sculpting the Human Figure 2006