Artist who created modern image of The Queen to be celebrated in London Exhibition
18th January 2022
Mary Gillick, who modelled The Queen’s head for coins in 1953, will take centre stage in a unique display at the British Museum this summer.
In-room 3 of the Asahi Shimbun Displays, the exhibition will feature the life and work of sculptor Mary Gillick (1881-1965), who enjoyed a burst of fame in her seventies when she was invited to model The Queen’s head for UK coinage.
