Philip Jackson (Born 1944) British, Art Book and Limited Edition Bronze Brooch Pin. Book is of his sculptures since 1987, published in 2002, hardcover with dust jacket and high-quality color photographs throughout. The bronze and parcel gilt brooch is an abstract shape suggesting the tricorn-hat wearing specter of death in the opera "Don Giovanni," titled "The Don" and numbered 45/500 (based on a larger sculpture from 1996). 

Size: 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 12 1/8 in. 

#8628 . 

Philip Henry Christopher Jackson was born April 18th, 1944 in Scotland. He attended Farnham School of Art (now the University for the Creative Arts) and worked as a press photographer for a year before joining a design company as a sculptor. By the time he was in his late thirties he was working for himself, dividing his time between original works for his gallery and commissions both in England and abroad. He was appointed the Royal Sculptor to Queen Elizabeth II, with his life-size works appearing around the world, including in the United States, Argentina, and Switzerland. Since the late 1990s he has worked at the Edward Lawrence Studio in Midhurst, West Sussex, living nearby with his wife and son, who assist him in crafting his large-scale bronze installations.  In 2008 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex, and the following year he was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. He continues to make impressionistic monuments throughout the globe, with several smaller-scale commissions since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.