Arnold Machin

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Arnold Machin was a British artist and sculptor best known for designing the iconic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II used on postage stamps and coins throughout the Commonwealth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artist
human
sculptor
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
dateOfBirth 1911-09-30
dateOfDeath 1999-03-09
educatedAt Royal College of Art (Kensington campus)
surface form: Royal College of Art

Burslem School of Art
surface form: Stoke-on-Trent School of Art
employer Royal Mail
Royal Mint
familyName Machin
fieldOfWork ceramics
portraiture
sculpture
genre medallic art
relief sculpture
givenName Arnold
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Academy of Arts
movement 20th-century British sculpture
name Arnold Machin self-link
notableFor designing the definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II used on British postage stamps from 1967
designing the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II used on coins throughout much of the Commonwealth
designing the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II used on decimal coins of the United Kingdom from 1968
notableWork Machin series
definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II for British postage stamps
effigy of Queen Elizabeth II for Commonwealth coinage
effigy of Queen Elizabeth II for decimal coinage of the United Kingdom
occupation artist
ceramicist
sculptor
placeOfBirth England
Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent
placeOfDeath England
Staffordshire
positionHeld Royal Academician
residence London, England
surface form: London

Staffordshire
sexOrGender male
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

Stoke-on-Trent

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Commonwealth flag designedBy Arnold Machin
Arnold Machin name Arnold Machin self-link