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British sculptor Sir Charles Thomas Wheeler (1892-1974) had a long career as a figurative and decorative sculptor working in stone and bronze. Crellin's monograph documents the career of this British sculptor in the context of sculpture in 20th-century Britain.--
This final volume in the British Sculptors and Sculpture series addresses the work of the important but neglected British sculptor Francis Derwent Wood RA (1871-1926). A student of Edouard Lanteri at the Royal College of Art, Derwent Wood's early artistic career was distinguished. His reputation grew rapidly and a period as Director of Modelling at the Glasgow School of Art saw him working on public commissions with many of the city's most important architects. Simultaneously, he built his London practice, perfecting the art of the rapidly executed, observationally astute portrait bust, and becoming a well-connected member of the Chelsea set. He exhibited at the Royal Academy every year from...
A comprehensive study of modern sculpture developments in Great Britain, this beautiful book showcases 95 leading sculptors from the second half of the 20th century. It concentrates on the most influential, award-winning, and highly valued works from the growing field of popular sculpture availabe today. 780 color and black and white photographs display the wide range of materials, themes, styles, and settings that convey each sculptor's classical, figurative, abstract, or visionary work.
This is the most complete volume available on the work of this major British artist. Meadows was for many years the studio assistant of Henry Moore. He first attracted international attention at the 1952 Venice Biennale when his work was exhibited in the British Pavilion, which brought to attention a new style in post-war British sculpture. This collection of the major pieces of sculpture and related drawings spans Meadows's early obsession with fear, in his depiction of frightened birds and frightening animals, to the more sensuous, erotic mood of the work of the late seventies and early eighties.
In a career that spanned just 16 years, Charles Sargeant Jagger (1885-1934) established himself as one of the leading war memorial sculptors in the years following 1918. His military figures display Jagger's artistic motivations. In contrast to the fashion for idealism, the features of the models are workman-like. Their strikingly symmetrical poses also reflect the influence of primitive art. The combination of realism and primitivism is evident throughout Jagger's body of work, including his later creations such as his religious works and portrait statues. In this, the first study of the sculptor's oeuvre, Ann Compton seeks to place Jagger on the art-history map. Including research from the artist's private papers which have been previously unavailable, The Sculpture of Charles Sargeant Jagger will provide an authoritative overview of a career that has been unduly neglected.
This roll-call of British artists confirms the dominance and excellence of British art across five centuries, from Blake to Banksy , Turner to Tracey Emin. This highly readable and informative collection of the best of British art showcases magnificent portraits by Thomas Gainsborough and Stanley Spencer; landscapes by J. M. W. Turner and David Hockney; satire by William Hogarth and Gilbert & George; sculpture by Henry Moore and Rachel Whiteread; and the latest works by Grayson Perry and Damien Hirst. Each artist is presented in a double-page spread that features a major work, details from the work, a brief biography and fascinating insights into the artist's life and times. Lucinda Hawksley...
This new monograph is published in the British Sculptors and Sculpture Series, under the general editorship of Sir Alan Bowness. It includes an illustrated essay, which place Wright's achievement in the context of British sculpture in the twentieth century and focuses on its links with science, and a profusely illustrated catalogue of Wright's complete sculpture, as well as catalogues of his prints and his sketchbooks.
A highly respected sculptor, F.E. McWilliam (1909-1992) was described by Bryan Robertson in 1992 as 'one of the truest artists to work in England this century'. This book re-establishes McWilliam's considerable artistic reputation.