Overview
- This week the All England Club confirmed David Williams-Ellis will create a bronze statue of Andy Murray to be unveiled during Wimbledon’s 150th anniversary next summer.
- Murray has actively participated in the project, spending extended pose sessions with Williams-Ellis and helping select the statue’s pose and look.
- The artist intends a larger-than-life, action-focused figure of Murray in his early-to-mid 20s holding a racket, with clay modelling nearing completion and bronze casting planned next.
- Williams-Ellis has stressed the importance of getting the likeness, movement and character right because high-profile sports statues have previously been widely criticised for poor resemblance or awkward poses.
- The club has not disclosed where the statue will sit on the Wimbledon grounds and the work’s public unveiling and placement are the next key details to watch.