John Skelton (sculptor)

John Stephen Skelton MBE (8 July 1923 – 26 November 1999)[1] was a British letter-cutter and sculptor.[2]

St Augustine's Church, Bexhill-on-Sea
Janus Head (1997), Grange Gardens, Lewes

Skelton was a nephew of Eric Gill[3] and was first apprenticed to his uncle shortly before Gill's death. He continued his training under Joseph Cribb.

His public work includes the headstone to Edward James at West Dean, a sculpture of St Augustine above the church of that dedication in Bexhill-on-Sea,[4] and the font at Chichester Cathedral (1983). Norwich Cathedral (Our Lady of Pity Sculpture, 1967–8), Salisbury Cathedral (inscriptions) and Winchester Cathedral (inscriptions and side altar) show other examples.

A memorial to the generals of World War II is in St Paul's Cathedral Crypt, London. A tablet commemorating a member of the ship's company of the Mary Rose is in Portsmouth Cathedral.

Worthing Museum and Art Gallery acquired The Diver (1970), a carving in walnut wood, in 2008.[5] This was made possible through the V&A Purchase Fund and the Friends of the Worthing Museum.

References
  1. Bailey, Colette (3 December 1999). "Obituary: John Skelton". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. http://www.johnskelton.org.uk Archived 2009-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Perkins, Tom (2013-12-21). Art of Letter Carving in Stone. Crowood. ISBN 978-1-84797-724-3.
  4. Elleray, D. Robert (2004). Sussex Places of Worship. Worthing: Optimus Books. p. 3. ISBN 0-9533132-7-1.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-03-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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