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July 2013 Elspeth O Natural Form: Shape and Form in Sculpture Lower Sculpture Study Galleries Leeds Art Gallery October 2012 – July 2013 Elspeth Owen (b.1938) Round Pot No.42 1987 Stoneware Purchased 1987 Lucie Rie (1902-1995) Bottle 1974 Porcelain Purchased 1974 Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) Conicoid 1939 Teak wood Purchased 1943 Geoffrey Clarke (b.1924) Head c.1953 Iron and stone Purchased through the Henry Moore Institute Archive Fund, 1995 Jean Arp (1886-1966) Threshold (Seuil Profil) 1960 Bronze Purchased with the aid of a grant from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 1965 Laurence Josephs (1913-1998) The Dreamer 1937 Elm wood Presented by Carole Trelawney, 2000 Elizabeth Fritsch (b.1940) Smokey Optical Pot c.1978 Stoneware Purchased 1978. Andy Goldsworthy (b.1956) Drumlanrig Sweet Chestnut, Summer 1989 Chestnut leaves Purchased through The Henry Moore Foundation with the aid of a grant from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 1991 Eric Peskett (1917-1997) Gaia 1994 Wood Presented by the artist’s widow in memory of her husband, 1999 Bernard Meadows (1915-2005) Casts of fruit and vegetables Undated Bronze and plaster A gift from the Estate of Marjorie Meadows in lieu of Inheritance Tax, 2009 Paule Vezelay (1892-1984) Dish with a Little Boat 1936 Plaster Purchased through the Henry Moore Institute Archive Fund, 1994 Colin Self (b.1941) with Mathies Schwarze (b.1944) Bowl on Fist Bowl on Clay 1972 Fired clay (ceramic) Purchased with the aid of grants from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and The Art Fund, 2009 Henry Moore (1898-1986) Maquette for the UNESCO Reclining Figure, Paris 1956 Bronze Bequeathed by Lady Hendy, 1993 Bernard Meadows (1915-2005) Casts of fruit Undated Bronze and plaster A gift from the Estate of Marjorie Meadows in lieu of Inheritance Tax, 2009 Alfred Horace Gerrard (1899-1998) Maquettes for The North Wind (possibly for that at St. James’ Park Underground Station, 55 Broadway, London) c.1928 Portland stone Purchased through the Henry Moore Institute Archive Fund, 2003 Bernard Meadows (1915-2005) Maquette for Crab c.1985 Plaster A gift from the Estate of Marjorie Meadows in lieu of Inheritance Tax, 2009 Anthony Earnshaw (1924-2001) Raider’s Bread 1979 Mixed media Purchased from the artist by a group of subscribers, 1987 Bernard Meadows (1915-2005) Casts of fruit and vegetables Undated Bronze and plaster A gift from the Estate of Marjorie Meadows in lieu of Inheritance Tax, 2009 Alfred Horace Gerrard (1899-1998) Maquette for The North Wind (possibly for that at St. James’ Park Underground Station, 55 Broadway, London) c.1928 Portland stone Purchased through the Henry Moore Institute Archive Fund, 2003 Bernard Meadows (1915-2005) Head of Startled Bird 1950 Bronze A gift from the Estate of Marjorie Meadows in lieu of Inheritance Tax, 2009 Henry Moore (1898-1986) Stringed Figure 1939 Polished bronze strung with wire A gift from the Estate of Marjorie Meadows in lieu of Inheritance Tax, 2009 Bernard Meadows (1915-2005) Maquette for Mother and Child c.1985 Plaster A gift from the Estate of Marjorie Meadows in lieu of Inheritance Tax, 2009 Hans Coper (1920-1981) Vase n.d Stoneware Purchased c.1974 Hans Coper (1920-1981) Flat Vase 1974 Stoneware Purchased 1974 Stephen Cox (b.1946) Bowl XIII 1989 Black Porphyry stone Presented by the artist via The Henry Moore Foundation, 1995 William Tucker (b.1935) Maquette for a Large-Scale Sculpture 1994 Plaster Presented by the artist, 1996 William Tucker (b.1935) Study for Demeter 1991 Plaster Given by the Contemporary Art Society Henry Moore (1898-1986) Plate c.1920 Earthenware Bequeathed by Jocelyn Horner to the Leeds Art Collections Fund in memory of Ernest Musgrave, 1973 Kenneth Armitage (1916-2002) Maquette for Standing Group 2 (Version E) 1952 Pink plaster Bequeathed by the artist, 2004 Richard Long (b.1945) Five Stones 1974 Purchased by Leeds City Art Galleries, 1977 Richard Long (b.1945) Roisin Dubh/A Slow Air c.1976 Presented by the Arts Council of Great Britain, 1976 John Bunting (1927-2002) Standing Woman 1949 Oak wood Purchased through the Henry Moore Institute Archive Fund, 2004 Andy Goldsworthy (b.1956) London Plane Leaves, Summer 1988 1988 Leaves Purchased through The Henry Moore Foundation with the aid of a grant from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 1991 Henry Moore (1898-1986) Head: Boat Form c.1963 Bronze Bequeathed by Lady Hendy, 1993 Andy Goldsworthy (b.1956) Penpont Sycamore 1989 Sycamore leaves Purchased through The Henry Moore Foundation with the aid of a grant from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 1991 Andy Goldsworthy (b.1956) London Plane Leaves, Autumn 1988 1988 Leaves Purchased through The Henry Moore Foundation with the aid of a grant from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 1991 Andy Goldsworthy (b.1956) Drumlanrig Sweet Chestnut, Summer 1988 and 1989 1988/89 Chestnut leaves Purchased through The Henry Moore Foundation with the aid of a grant from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 1991 Tessa Robins (b.1965) Untitled 92-1 1992 MDF, birch-ply and Macassar ebony Purchased with the aid of grants from the Leeds Art Collections Fund and the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 1994 Joan Moore (1909-1996) Untitled Undated Wood Purchased from the Estate of Joan Moore, 2007 Lucie Rie (1902 - 1995) Pot 1974 Stoneware Purchased 1974 Andy Goldsworthy (b.1956) Small Leaf Box Penpont Sycamore London Plane Leaves c.1988 Purchased through The Henry Moore Foundation with the aid of a grant from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 1991 Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006) Wordsworth Wadsworth c.1977 Portland stone Presented by Ronnie Duncan, 1996 Alfred Horace Gerard (1899-1998) Maquette for Dance c.1960 Portland stone Purchased through the Henry Moore Institute Archive, 2003 Austin Wright (1911-1997) Emerging Form 1942 Yew wood Presented by Frank Lambert in memory of his wife, 1958 David Nash (b.1945) Pyramid c.1980 Pine wood Presented by the artist, 1994 Tessa Robins (b.1965) Untitled 92-5 1992 MDF, birch-ply and Macassar ebony Purchased with the aid of grants from the Leeds Art Collections Fund and the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 1994 Andy Goldsworthy (b.1956) Drumlanrig Sweet Chestnut, Autumn 1989 1988 Chestnut leaves Purchased through The Henry Moore Foundation with the aid of a grant from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 1991 Kenneth Armitage (1916-2002) Maquette for Two Standing Figures 1951 Pink plaster Bequeathed by the artist, 2004 Peter Randall-Page (b.1954) Red Fruit 1987 Red marble on a wooden base Purchased 1989 Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) Hieroglyph 1953 Ancaster stone Given by the artist, 1968 .
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