Ken Ford (sculptor)

He studied at the Royal College of Art under Frank Dobson.

In 2010, University of Leicester awarded him an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters for his contribution to the artistic life of Leicestershire and UK.

[3] In 1961 a competition led to commission for a work to symbolize the rebirth of Newcastle upon Tyne after wartime devastation.

Other public sculpture include the Sir Frank Whittle commemoration in Lutterworth and a 1993 work, “Into Our First World”, at Surrey Heath House at Camberley.

[4] Ford agreed to sit for Jon Edgar in Leicestershire during 2005.