Knowledge (XXG)

Charles Robinson Sykes

Source 📝

134: 328: 179:
Sykes was commissioned by Lord Montagu to make a special mascot for his 1909 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. Sykes produced a small statue of a young woman in fluttering robes with a forefinger to her lips. It was named "The Whisper" and is to this day unique to the Montagu family's Rolls-Royces. The
246: 165: 404: 365: 409: 419: 243: 263: 282: 309: 424: 389: 181: 358: 191:
Sykes was also an illustrator under the pseudonym 'Rilette'. His work appeared on the cover of many issues of the magazine
384: 351: 133: 196: 414: 399: 394: 200: 122: 185: 168:(second Lord Montagu of Beaulieu after 1905, a pioneer of the automobile movement, and editor of '' 219: 267: 106: 101: 87: 335: 293: 173: 250: 99:(18 December 1875 – 6 June 1950) was an English sculptor, best known for designing the 378: 231: 220:
Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951
172:'' magazine from 1902) and his secret love and the model for the emblem, 234:- by Paul Tritton, 1986 - Rolls-Royce Owners' Club of Australia Library 118: 327: 132: 164:", carries with it a story about a secret passion between 339: 292:. The 20 Ghost Club Australian Chapter. Archived from 199:
and he designed many advertisements, especially for
81: 73: 65: 57: 45: 30: 23: 359: 222:; sculpture.gla.ac.uk accessed on 20 May 2016 8: 264:"Rolls-Royce History: The Spirit of Ecstasy" 334:This article about a British sculptor is a 143:Emilie Sculptured by Charles Robinson Sykes 366: 352: 20: 310:Design in the Victoria and Albert Museum 253:- H&H, auction sale: 8 December 2009 166:John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu 212: 16:House and plaque where Charles was born 281:Gillings, Barrie; Gillings, Margaret. 7: 324: 322: 283:"The Story of the Spirit of Ecstasy" 405:Alumni of the Royal College of Art 338:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 410:People from Redcar and Cleveland 326: 420:20th-century British sculptors 1: 266:. iChauffeur. Archived from 244:Rolls-Royce 'Whisper' Mascot 232:Eleanor, in body or spirit? 180:statue is displayed at the 441: 321: 312:; accessed on 19 July 2020 117:Sykes was born in 1875 in 174:Eleanor Velasco Thornton 105:mascot which is used on 69:Rilette (as illustrator) 249:3 November 2013 at the 425:British sculptor stubs 390:English male sculptors 145: 97:Charles Robinson Sykes 25:Charles Robinson Sykes 182:National Motor Museum 136: 77:sculptor, illustrator 299:on 28 February 2015. 201:de Reszke cigarettes 123:Redcar and Cleveland 270:on 6 November 2012. 146: 385:English sculptors 347: 346: 150:Spirit of Ecstasy 121:, in present-day 102:Spirit of Ecstasy 94: 93: 88:Spirit of Ecstasy 432: 368: 361: 354: 330: 323: 313: 307: 301: 300: 298: 287: 278: 272: 271: 260: 254: 241: 235: 229: 223: 217: 139:Spirt of Ecstasy 129:Sculpting career 66:Other names 52: 41:18 December 1875 40: 38: 21: 440: 439: 435: 434: 433: 431: 430: 429: 375: 374: 373: 372: 319: 317: 316: 308: 304: 296: 285: 280: 279: 275: 262: 261: 257: 251:Wayback Machine 242: 238: 230: 226: 218: 214: 209: 152:, also called " 131: 115: 50: 36: 34: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 438: 436: 428: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 402: 397: 392: 387: 377: 376: 371: 370: 363: 356: 348: 345: 344: 331: 315: 314: 302: 273: 255: 236: 224: 211: 210: 208: 205: 130: 127: 114: 111: 92: 91: 83: 82:Known for 79: 78: 75: 71: 70: 67: 63: 62: 59: 55: 54: 53:(aged 74) 47: 43: 42: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 437: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 401: 398: 396: 393: 391: 388: 386: 383: 382: 380: 369: 364: 362: 357: 355: 350: 349: 343: 341: 337: 332: 329: 325: 320: 311: 306: 303: 295: 291: 284: 277: 274: 269: 265: 259: 256: 252: 248: 245: 240: 237: 233: 228: 225: 221: 216: 213: 206: 204: 202: 198: 195:published by 194: 189: 187: 183: 177: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 144: 140: 135: 128: 126: 124: 120: 112: 110: 108: 104: 103: 98: 90: 89: 84: 80: 76: 74:Occupation(s) 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 48: 44: 33: 29: 22: 19: 340:expanding it 333: 318: 305: 294:the original 289: 276: 268:the original 258: 239: 227: 215: 192: 190: 178: 169: 161: 157: 153: 149: 147: 142: 141:also called 138: 116: 100: 96: 95: 86: 51:(1950-06-06) 18: 415:Rolls-Royce 400:1950 deaths 395:1875 births 290:rroc.org.au 162:Flying Lady 158:Silver Lady 125:, England. 107:Rolls-Royce 58:Nationality 49:6 June 1950 379:Categories 207:References 197:Hutchinson 113:Early life 85:designer, 37:1875-12-18 247:Archived 186:Beaulieu 170:The Car 119:Brotton 109:cars. 61:English 160:" or " 297:(PDF) 286:(PDF) 193:Woman 154:Emily 336:stub 156:", " 148:The 137:The 46:Died 31:Born 184:in 381:: 288:. 203:. 188:. 176:. 367:e 360:t 353:v 342:. 39:) 35:(

Index

Spirit of Ecstasy
Spirit of Ecstasy
Rolls-Royce
Brotton
Redcar and Cleveland

John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu
Eleanor Velasco Thornton
National Motor Museum
Beaulieu
Hutchinson
de Reszke cigarettes
Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951
Eleanor, in body or spirit?
Rolls-Royce 'Whisper' Mascot
Archived
Wayback Machine
"Rolls-Royce History: The Spirit of Ecstasy"
the original
"The Story of the Spirit of Ecstasy"
the original
Design in the Victoria and Albert Museum
Stub icon
stub
expanding it
v
t
e
Categories
English sculptors

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.