Michael Rizzello and the Welsh Wizard ‘Lloyd George’

Posted on October 21st, 2007 filed in S & M

Lloyd George at Gorsedd Gardens Cardiff

This statue is of David Lloyd George (1863-1945) : Liberal politician. MP for Caernarfon 1890-1945. Chancellor of the Exchequer 1908-15. Prime Minister 1916-22.

It is located at Gorsedd Gardens opposite the National Museum of Wales.

The statue was unveiled on 8th July 1960. Both fists are clenched and the right arm is outstretched. The posture is pugnacious. If Lloyd George was wearing shorts and small shirt, you would mistake him for a Welsh boxer.

The statue was designed by Michael Rizzello (1926-2004). There is a series of photographs detailing the process of making this Lloyd George statue on the Michael Rizzello website, at http://www.michaelrizzello.com/lloyd/

For a full set of photographs of Lloyd George at Gorsedd Gardens please visit the Gallery.





One Response to “Michael Rizzello and the Welsh Wizard ‘Lloyd George’”

  1. SUSAN THOMAS Says:
    May 1st, 2010 at 12:09 am

    THIS IS MY GREAT GRANDFATHER AND THE FATHER OF DAI A WELSH BOXER AND THE SECOND ILLEGITIMATE SON . HIS MOTHER WAS KNOWN AS THE WIDOW OF CAERNARFON.DAI WAS BORN DURING THE CAERNARFON BY ELECTION
    I AN A GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER OF THE WIZAED AND TAKE AFTER HIM IN SO MANY WAYS.
    I AM SO GREATFUL TO FFION FOR HELPING ME TO TRACE MY MISSING ANCESTOR THE FIERY POLITICIAN
    WILL POST PHOTOS ONE DAY ON WEBSITE FOR ALL TO SEE THE RESEMBLANCES

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