Pangolin Editions

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Pangolin Editions is a metal foundry in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, specialising in casting bronze sculptures, as well as other metals, such as silver and stainless steel. Their castings include several notable public artworks in the UK, as well as in Qatar and the United States, and their clients include prominent sculptors.

Company typeFoundry
IndustryMetal casting
Founded1985 Edit this on Wikidata
FoundersRungwe Kingdon, Claude Koenig
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Pangolin Editions
Company typeFoundry
IndustryMetal casting
Founded1985 Edit this on Wikidata
FoundersRungwe Kingdon, Claude Koenig
Headquarters
Stroud, Gloucestershire
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England
ProductsSculptures
Websitepangolin-editions.com Edit this at Wikidata
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History

The foundry was established in 1985,[1] by the married couple Rungwe Kingdon and Claude Koenig, who met at art school.[2]

In 2015 a new furnace was installed, to facilitate the casting of stainless steel.[3]

London newspaper The Standard described Pangolin Editions in 2012 as "Europe's largest sculpture foundry".[4]

Clients

Damien Hirst, whose studio is adjacent to the foundry, has had all his cast works made there.[4] In 2012 he unveiled his sculpture Grotesque Unicorn - The Dream is Dead, cast in sterling silver in an edition of four, at the Pangolin Gallery in London.[4] Other long-term collaborators include Lynn Chadwick, Maggi Hambling, Martin Jennings and Sarah Lucas.[5][6] The foundry has cast pieces for artists including Bruce Beasley,[7] Halima Cassell,[8] Antony Gormley,[9] Philip Jackson,[10] and Grayson Perry.[11]

Pangolin worked with Eric Fischl to digitise his paintings and cast them in bronze, which he then painted; these were then exhibited at Victoria Miro, Venice.[12] They worked with Jonathan Yeo to create a 3D printed sculpture.[13]

The foundry also undertakes work for sculptors who prefer not to have the fact that they do not cast their own pieces known.[6]

Ruwenzori Foundation

Pangolin's directors created the Ruwenzori Foundation (originally the Ruwenzori Sculpture Foundation), a registered charity,[14] in 2004 to allow educational and cultural exchanges between artists in Africa and the United Kingdom.[15] It has built an arts centre with a foundry in Uganda.[15]

Selected works

Works cast at the foundry include:

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Perceval Aspire Park, Doha, Qatar

25.260389°N 51.436389°E / 25.260389; 51.436389
2002 (2002)Sarah Lucas SculptureBronze Q7167048 Depicts a Clydesdale horse and cart, in the manner of a china ornament.[16][17]
The Miraculous Journey Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha, Qatar

25.3209072°N 51.444655°E / 25.3209072; 51.444655
2005 (2005) to 2013Damien Hirst Series of 14 sculpturesBronze Q60775956 Depicts the stages of growth of a human embryo.[18]

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John Betjeman St Pancras station, London

51.530278°N 0.125556°W / 51.530278; -0.125556
2007 (2007)Martin Jennings StatueBronze Q28937184 [19]

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Verity Ilfracombe, Devon, England

51.21088°N 4.11158°W / 51.21088; -4.11158
2012 (2012)Damien Hirst StatueBronze (arm & sword in fibreglass) Q1428547 Cast as over 40 bronze pieces, then assembled onto a stainless steel frame[20]

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RAF Bomber Command Memorial Group statue

51.503333°N 0.148889°W / 51.503333; -0.148889
2012 (2012)Philip Jackson Bronze Q7275188 Part of a larger memorial, by Liam O'Connor.[10] Jackson won the 2013 Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture for this work.[21]
Advocate Central Square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

54.968085°N 1.614453°W / 54.968085; -1.614453
2014 (2014)Bruce Beasley StatueBronze20 feet (6.1 m) [7][7]

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Turning Bicester Arc, Oxford Road, Bicester, England

51.89165°N 1.16271°W / 51.89165; -1.16271
2016 (2016)Charlotte Mayer Abstract sculptureBronze Cherwell District Council [22]

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Mary Seacole St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth, London

51.5002°N 0.1189°W / 51.5002; -0.1189
2016 (2016)Martin Jennings StatueBronze Q25311668 [23]

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George Orwell Broadcasting House, London, England

51.5188°N 0.1429°W / 51.5188; -0.1429
2017 (2017)Martin Jennings StatueBronze Q27957168 [24]
Physical Energy 2017 (2017) (1902)George Frederic Watts Equestrian statueBronze 2017 cast of 1902 work, using new moulds from the original gesso model[25]
Ayrton Senna McLaren Technology Centre, Surrey, England 2019 (2019)Paul Oz StatueBronze [26]
Covid Bell 2022 (2022)Grayson Perry BellBronze Exhibited at the Royal Academy in summer 2022.[11]

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A Soldier's Journey National World War I Memorial, Washington D.C., United States

38.895992°N 77.033109°W / 38.895992; -77.033109
2024 (2024)Sabin Howard Relief sculptureBronze Q130391408 Cast in multiple sections.[27]
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