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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arnold Machin canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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human ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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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
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Royal Mint ⓘ |
| familyName | Machin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ceramics
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portraiture ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
medallic art
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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
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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
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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
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ceramicist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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Staffordshire ⓘ Stoke-on-Trent ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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Staffordshire ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Royal Academician ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Staffordshire ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Stoke-on-Trent ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.