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Nationality. English. Other names. Rilette (as illustrator) Occupation (s) sculptor, illustrator. Known for. designer, Spirit of Ecstasy. Charles Robinson Sykes (18 December 1875 – 6 June 1950) [1] was an English sculptor, best known for designing the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot which is used on Rolls-Royce cars.
Eleanor Velasco Thornton posing next to Montagu's Silver Ghost, circa 1911. On the bonnet is seen the Spirit of Ecstasy.. The Spirit of Ecstasy, also called Eleanor, Silver Lady, or Flying Lady, was designed by Sykes, a graduate of London's Royal College of Art, and carries with it a story about secret passion between Montagu, second Baron Montagu of Beaulieu after 1905, a pioneer of the ...
Eleanor Velasco Thornton was the name adopted by Nelly Thornton, born at 18 Cottage Grove, Stockwell, London. Her father was Frederick Thornton, an Australian telegraph engineer; her mother was Sarah Ann Thornton. Despite stories that her mother was Spanish, possibly circulated due to her dark complexion, her mother's family were from humble ...
A citizen of Montenegro nicknamed the “pirate of the unknown” was extradited to New York City from Italy to face charges connected to what US authorities called an international drug ring that ...
July 24, 2024 at 9:07 PM. NEW YORK (AP) — Just days into her new role as the Democratic Party's likely presidential nominee, Kamala Harris is already facing a wave of Republican-backed attack ...
Rapper Nelly was arrested early Wednesday at a St. Louis-area casino, and the Missouri Highway Patrol said an officer found four illegal ecstasy pills on him. The arrest occurred about 4:45 a.m ...
Chemical X (artist) Chemical X's original artwork for the Ministry of Sound logo. Chemical X is a pseudonymous British contemporary artist. His main works to date have addressed British rave culture via his 'Ecstasy Collection' and the plight of the homeless community of Skid Row in Los Angeles via the installation 'Skid Rodeo Drive. [1] '.
The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé is a luxury grand tourer manufactured by Rolls-Royce that debuted at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, on 7 January 2007. [ 1] It is based on the 2003 Rolls-Royce Phantom and has styling heavily derived from the 100EX, a concept car shown to celebrate the company's ...