Mayfair’s Swinging Sixties: The Iconic Twiggy and Terence Donovan Sculpture

Explore the Mayfair sculpture celebrating London's Swinging Sixties. Featuring photographer Terence Donovan and model Twiggy, this artwork honors a revolutionary era in fashion and music history.

Over the breadth and scope of London, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of statuaries. Some illustrate the brave efforts of people while others hallow wonderful thinkers or trendsetters. Still there are a handful of sculptures that honor a moment in time in the funding’s rich and different history. This best describes a collection of figures along a backstreet in the Mayfair district.

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This metaphorical sculpture was commissioned by Grosvenor Estate in 2012, it was to inaugurate their offices on nearby Grosvenor Hillside. The piece was suggested to mirror the areas impact on the ‘Swinging Sixties’, a youth led social revolution that was indispensable to London throughout the 1960’s. This activity was highly significant in the areas of songs and fashion.

The Iconic Faces of the Sixties

It illustrates a professional photographer, a design, and an interested passerby. The digital photographer is the popular filmmaker Terence Donovan (1936 – 1996), whose studio is located nearby at 30 Bourdon Street.

Twiggy was the “It-Girl” of the time, the poster kid of this Mod young people led motion. She is portrayed with her renowned pixie cut brief hair and using a minidress in the design of Dame Mary Quant, (1930 -2023).

Over the breadth and scope of London, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of sculptures. Some portray the brave initiatives of people while others memorialize excellent thinkers or innovators. Still there are a handful of sculptures that honor a moment in time in the capital’s rich and different history.