Pam Taylor

Pam Taylor ARBS (1929–2014) was a Welsh sculptor. She created many bronze sculptures by commission, including several memorials relating to the Royal Air Force.

Life

Taylor was born in Pontypridd in Wales, and studied from 1947 to 1950 at the Sir John Cass College of Art in London,

Works

Taylor's works include the following:

A bust of William Shakespeare, by the Deutsche Oper Berlin in Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany, was presented by the City of London Corporation in 1987, on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of Berlin. Opernplatz ("Opera Place"), where the bust is sited, was renamed Shakespeareplatz. Another bust of Shakespeare was commissioned by the City of London Corporation for the restored Globe Theatre in London. A bronze statue of an airman, on a stone plinth, was unveiled in 1999 in Pier Gardens in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. It commemorates the members of RAF North Coates Strike Wing who served in World War II. Statues made in 2001 of Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, commissioned by Felix Dennis, are in the Garden of Heroes and Villains nea Dorsington, Warwickshire. The Royal Air Force Museum also contains bronze busts made by Taylor in 1978 of Sir Douglas Bader and Sir Arthur Harris. A hand rising from the water holds a representation of Canvey Island.