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On
26th
March
2022
when
I
passed
by
this
marvellous
artwork
I
took
a
click
of
it.
Later
when
I
learned
more
about
it
today
I
found
it
necessary
to
share
it
with
my
friends
along
with
three
more
pics
from
the
net.
The
strange
story
behind
the
naked
girl
dancing
with
a
dolphin
by
the
Thames
BY
CHARLIE
LAWRENCE-JONES
05:00,
25
AUG
2019UPDATED13:56,
19
AUG
2019
Thousands
of
Londoners
and
tourists
alike
walk
past
this
sculpture
every
day,
many
stopping
to
appreciate
it
and
the
spectacular
views
of
Tower
Bridge
beyond.
Girl
With
A
Dolphin
has
stood
in
the
shadow
of
London's
most
famous
bridge
for
almost
50
years.
It
sits
in
the
middle
of
a
fountain
and
shows
a
girl
dancing
with
a
dolphin.
The
girl
reaches
down
to
the
dolphin
as
if
suspended
in
water,
her
hair
floating
above
her.
The
dolphin
is
swimming
up
towards
her,
the
motion
of
dancing
captured
in
bronze.
Each
new
angle
shows
a
different
view
of
the
dance.
It
was
made
in
1973
by
the
sculptor
David
Wynne.
Mr
Wynne,
who
died
in
2014
at
the
age
of
88,
enjoyed
a
long
and
successful
career
with
many
of
his
works
focusing
on
animals.
He
studied
zoology
at
Cambridge
University
but
this
was
only
a
step
towards
his
calling
as
a
sculptor.
In
fact,
he
set
himself
against
the
academia
of
art,
never
formally
studying
it.
He
preferred
a
far
more
practical
approach,
before
making
Girl
With
A
Dolphin
he
swam
with
the
animal
for
hours.
In
a
2009
film
made
by
Victoria
Salmon,
Mr
Wynne
explained:
"I
am
celebrating
the
animal.
I
am
not
trying
to
make
anything
new.
There
is
nothing
new
under
the
sun
but
the
truth
must
be
stated
with
each
generation.
I
really
believe
that's
so."
His
work
often
involved
animals
with
other
notable
sculptures
including
Guy
the
Gorilla
in
Crystal
Palace
Park
and,
perhaps
his
most
famous
work,
Boy
With
A
Dolphin.
The
latter
can
be
found
on
Cheyne
Walk
in
Chelsea.
It
was
made
in
1974,
a
year
after
Girl
With
A
Dolphin,
and
the
themes
are
the
same.
It
shows
a
boy
playing
with
a
dolphin.
Holding
on
to
its
fin
as
he
is
pulled
through
imaginary
water.
The
boy
in
the
sculpture
was
modelled
by
Mr
Wynne's
son
Roly,
who
was
nine
at
the
time.
Roly
tragically
died
before
his
father,
taking
his
own
life
in
1999.
The
statue
on
Cheyne
Walk
was
dedicated
to
Roly,
a
memorial
to
the
son
that
Mr
Wynne
lost.
Both
of
these
statues
are
engineering
marvels,
using
double
cantilevers
to
hold
the
weight
of
the
seemingly
delicate
bronze.
This
technical
feat
allowed
Mr
Wynne
to
capture
the
movement
of
scenes
portrayed,
of
the
dance
and
the
play.
It
ensured
Girl
With
A
Dolphin,
and
her
brother
down
the
Thames,
continue
to
be
appreciate
by
the
millions
who
pass
them
each
year.
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