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Robert Glen was born in Kenya in 1940
and his interest in art and natural history formed at an early
age. A fascination with birds and all living things led him
to the Nairobi Museum of Natural History. It was at the museum
where he met the curator of ornithology, John Williams and quickly
established a long and enduring friendship that greatly influenced
his life’s work.
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Robert working on the Mustangs
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At the age of 14, Glen was invited to serve as an
expedition assistant to Mr. Williams, collecting research specimens
of birds for European museums. Two years later, he was accepted
to serve a three-year apprenticeship in the renowned taxidermy
studio of Coloman Jonas in Denver, Colorado. It was here that
his interest in sculpture and design took hold. Returning home,
Robert began a transition from taxidermy to sculpting animals
in the European tradition of Animaliers, working in various
media before casting his first bronze in 1970.
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Rob's work has met with great success worldwide
and is represented in many private collections, including her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, His Highness the Aga Khan and the
late Kenyan President Jomo Kenyatta. He has had many solo exhibits
all over the world.
Glen’s public commissions include one of Texas’
proudest monuments and one of the largest equestrian sculptures
in the world, the Mustangs of Las Colinas in Irving, Texas.
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His Royal Highness Prince Phillip
at a Robert Glen Exhibition
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Lady Margaret Thatcher at Las
Colinas, Texas
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In 1990, Glen completed another commission for the city of San
Jose, California depicting Thomas Fallon raising of the first
American flag over California.
Robert's true love of the African bush led him
to Tanzania's Ruaha National Park where he continues to sculpt
and sketch in close proximity to some of Africa's most engaging
wildlife.
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Today, Rob continues
to work out of his simple camp studio, where he has lived for
the past fifteen years with his partner, the accomplished painter
Sue Stolberger.
Together Sue and Robert inspire each other's work as well as
their passion for natural history, ecology and conservation.
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Robert sculpting in his trailer
in Ruaha
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