John Doubleday (sculptor)

{{Short description|British artist}}

{{For|the restorer by the same name|John Doubleday (restorer)}}

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| image2 = Dylan Thomas, Maritime Quarter, Swansea.JPG

| image3 = Biberach Statue Johann Baptist Pflug.jpg

| image4 = Sherlock Holmes monument in Meiringen.jpg

| image5 = The Beatles statue (1984) by John Doubleday - Cavern Walks Shopping Centre.jpg

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| footer = Statues by Doubleday from top, left to right: Gerald Durrell in Jersey Zoo, Dylan Thomas in Swansea, Johann Baptist Pflug in Biberach an der Riss, Sherlock Holmes in Meiringen, The Beatles near The Cavern Club, Dorothy L. Sayers in Witham, Byrhtnoth in Maldon and Isambard Kingdom Brunel in Bristol.

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John Doubleday (born 9 October 1947){{sfn|Kay|1976|p=98}} is a British sculptor and painter.{{Cite web|title=Paintings|website=John Doubleday|access-date=20 November 2021|archive-date=20 November 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211120204928/https://www.johndoubleday.co.uk/painting|url=https://www.johndoubleday.co.uk/painting}} His work includes statues of political leaders such as Nelson Mandela and Golda Meir as well as cultural icons such as The Beatles, Sherlock Holmes and Laurel and Hardy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/content/articles/2009/06/08/john_doubleday_feature.shtml|title=Bronze master Internationally renowned Essex sculptor John Doubleday has produced portraitures of the likes of Nelson Mandela, The Beatles and Sherlock Holmes. He tells us how his 'restless creative spirit' drives him to constantly improve himself.|website=BBC|date=9 June 2009|access-date=19 November 2021|archive-date=19 November 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211119214959/https://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/content/articles/2009/06/08/john_doubleday_feature.shtml}}

Doubleday was born in 1947 in Langford,{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/things-to-do/the-life-and-soul-of-artist-john-doubleday-6936796|title=The life and soul of artist John Doubleday|date=3 June 2013|access-date=20 November 2021|archive-date=20 November 2021|website=Great British Life|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211120173854/https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/things-to-do/the-life-and-soul-of-artist-john-doubleday-6936796}} near Maldon, Essex and studied sculpture at Goldsmiths College.{{Cite web|title=John Doubleday|website=John Doubleday|access-date=20 November 2021|archive-date=20 November 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211120151335/https://www.johndoubleday.co.uk/|url=https://www.johndoubleday.co.uk/}} In 2014, he unveiled a statue of Herbert George Columbine which is the United Kingdom's only statue of a named army private.{{Cite web|title=Only statue of named army private in the UK created by local artist is unveiled|url=https://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/11389028.only-statue-of-named-army-private-in-the-uk-created-by-local-artist-is-unveiled/|date=9 August 2014|archive-date=19 November 2021|access-date=19 November 2021|website=Maldon Standard|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211119220303/https://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/11389028.only-statue-of-named-army-private-in-the-uk-created-by-local-artist-is-unveiled/}}