- He was knighted in 1987.
- He was widely regarded as the greatest British sculptor of his generation.
- He first gained public attention with a show at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1963. His large abstract sculptures, such as "Early One Morning" (1962), were brightly painted and stood directly on the floor, rather than on pedestals.
- He studied engineering at Christ's College Cambridge, and specialized in sculpture at the Royal Academy Schools in London. He was a teacher at St Martin's School of Art in London from 1953 to 1981.
- He worked closely with another great British sculptor, Henry Moore, early in his career.
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