David Wynne (25 May 1926 – 4 September 2014) was a British sculptor of figures, animals and portraits.
Born in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, son of Commander Charles Edward Wynne and Millicent (née Beyts), Wynne was educated at Stowe School, served in the Royal Navy during World War II, and then read Zoology at Trinity College, Cambridge, taking up sculpture professionally in 1950. He married Gillian Grant, daughter of the writer Joan Grant, in 1959 and had two sons, Edward and Roland, who formed psychedelic rock band Ozric Tentacles.
He did a bronze sculpture of the Beatles in 1964 and subsequently introduced them to the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (of whom he previously did a sculpture). Wynne considered his limestone Risen Christ and Seraphim (1985), for the western front of Wells Cathedral, his most important commission.
He was awarded the OBE in 1994.
Bird Fountains (1967) – Ambassador College, Pasadena, California
Blessed Virgin Mary (2000) – Ely Cathedral
The Breath of Life Column (1962) – location unknown (was Hammersmith)
Boy with a Dolphin (1974) – Cheyne Walk
Christ and Mary Magdalene (1963) – Ely Cathedral and Magdalen College, Oxford
Cresta Rider (1985) – Saint Moritz
Dancer with a Bird (1975) – Cadogan Square Gardens
The Dancers (1971) – Cadogan Square Gardens
Embracing Lovers (1973) – Guildhall, London
Five Swimmers Fountain (1980) – Staines
Fred Perry (1984) – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Southfields, London
Gaia and Tresco Children (1990) – Tresco Abbey Gardens
Girl on a Horse – Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens, Purchase, New York
Girl with a Dolphin (1973) – by Tower Bridge, a bronze fountain "full of joy and life" posed by Virginia Wade