figure - The Who's Pete Townshend.
Portrayed in his iconic "windmill" pose, this figure of Pete Townshend stands approx. 9" high. All figures in the Rock Iconz series are produced in limited editions, with the exclusive Townshend figure in an edition of only 3000 pieces. This is an officially-licensed product from The Who.
The Pete Townshend Rock Iconz statue is created by a team of highly skilled artists who first sculpt a remarkable likeness of the guitarist, with the limited edition figures cast in a poly-resin and hand-painted in fine detail. Each sculpture in the Rock Iconz series is numbered and displayed on an attractive wooden base and comes with a screen printed certificate of authenticity.
Pete Townshend (b. 1945) is the principal songwriter and guitarist for The Who. Ranked #50 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of "the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" (which is an insult to those of us that know better...), Townshend is credited with composing over 100 of the band's songs, as well as the band's 2 rock operas - Tommy and Quadrophenia.
This sculpture shows Townshend as he would have appeared in the late 1960's/early 1970's, playing a Gibson SG guitar (the model played during the band's performances at Woodstock, Isle of Wight and Leeds.
Among the awards he's earned during his 40+ year career are a Tony Award in 1993 for "Best Original Score" for the stage version of The Who's Tommy, a Grammy Award that same year for "Best Musical Show Album" for The Who's Tommy and (along with his bandmate, Roger Daltry) a Kennedy Center Honor in 2008, given annually "for exemplary lifetime achievement in the performing arts".
To read a complete biography on PT, please visit his official website bio page at
http://www.thewho.com/index.php?module=history&history_item=history_pete
