Public Art in Ipswich
Giles' Family
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- By Miles Robinson
- 1993
- Fibre-glass resin
- Queen's Street
- Express Group Newspaper
This statue shows 'Grandma' and various other characters from Giles' well-known cartoon strip. Is there a local connection? Well yes, because for many years he used a first-floor drawing office that looked down on the area where the statue is now.
Robinson was approached by the Ipswich Promotion Bureau to design and make the 'Giles' Family' sculpture which was sponsored by Express Group Newspapers. It was unveiled in September 1993 by comedian Warren Mitchell in the presence of Johnny Speight and Carl Giles himself.
Born in Ipswich in 1952, Miles Robinson studied at Ipswich School of Art and at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art. He then ran a studio in Dorset for two years before returning to Ipswich, taking classes at Suffolk College and teaching sculpture privately from his own studio near Ipswich.
Other Public Art nearby: Town Centre and Christchurch Park.
Last Updated: Friday 9th April 2010
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