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Elisabeth Frink the Presence of Sculpture 25 November 2015 – 28 February 2016 Djanogly Gallery, Nottingham Lakeside Arts IMAGE SHEET Elisabeth Frink The Presence of Sculpture 25 November 2015 – 28 February 2016 Djanogly Gallery, Nottingham Lakeside Arts For high-resolution images please contact: Melissa Emery at SUTTON on +44(0)207 183 3577 / [email protected] Eagle from ‘Eagle Lectern, 1962 Bronze, edition of 5 Commissioned by Sir Basil Spence and Partners for Coventry Cathedral Frink working on Blind Beggar and © Estate of Elisabeth Frink Dog plaster c.1957 © Estate of Elisabeth Frink Walking Man (Riace I), 1986 Walking Madonna 1981 Bronze, edition of 4 Man and Baboon 1990 Bronze, Edition of 3 Acrylic, charcoal on Commissioned by W.H.Smith for the company’s headquarters, Swindon, paper Wiltshire © Estate of Elisabeth Frink Lying Down Horse 1979 Horse and Rider (Robed) 1985 Pencil and watercolour on paper Bronze, edition of 9 Desert Quartet IV 1989 Easter Head 1 1989 Bronze, Edition of 6 Bronze, Edition of 6 © Estate of Elisabeth Frink © Estate of Elisabeth Frink All images: © The Frink Estate & Archive Terms of Loan The enclosed transparencies/prints/jpegs are on loan to you, and are accepted by you under the following terms and conditions: That the reproductions are accompanied by the name of the artist, the title and date of work, the owner credit line and copyright. That the reproductions are not cropped, overprinted, tinted or subject to any form of derogatory treatment, without the prior approval of the copyright owner; That the images are only reproduced to illustrate ‘Elisabeth Frink: The Presence of Sculpture’ at Djanogly Gallery, Nottingham Lakeside Arts (25 November 2015 – 28 February 2016), (section 30(i) and (ii) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988); That any reproductions that accompany an article are not used for marketing or advertising purposes; that transparencies are returned to Calum Sutton PR immediately after use The artist must always receive and approve the colour proof of all print material. Front Covers The use of images for front covers may attract a fee and will require the prior authorisation of the owner of the work. Please contact Sutton PR for such use. Biography Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink, CH, DBE, RA (14 November 1930 – 18 April 1993) Elisabeth Frink was a leading figure in British sculpture. She studied at the Chelsea School of Art from 1949- 1953 and was part of the post-war group of British sculptors, which included Kenneth Armitage and Eduardo Paolozzi, who became known as the Geometry of Fear school. Her sculptures, drawings and prints were and continue to be widely exhibited and purchased for public and private collections throughout the world. During her lifetime she was awarded many public commissions to create sculpture for public spaces and buildings worldwide. Inspired by her upbringing surrounded by nature but also the horrors of World War II, the subject matter of her roughly cast bronze sculpture ranged from sculptures of animals to torture and state tyranny for Amnesty International in the 1970s. Her sculptures embody the great themes that she explored throughout her career; the ambiguities of human relationships, injustice and impermanence that also have such impact on the animal world and the earth. Using the forms of men, animals and birds, she employed their shapes as vehicles to convey emotion, vulnerability, aggression. Elisabeth Frink's Selected Biography 1930 born 14 November, Thurlow, Suffolk 1947 Guildford School of Art 1949 - 53 Chelsea School of Art 1953 - 67 lived & worked in London, solo & group exhibition in UK & abroad 1955 1st solo exhibition, St George's Gallery 1957 1st major commissions: Harlow New Town Boar; Bethnal Green Blind Beggar and Dog 1958 joined Waddington Galleries 1959 exhibitions in New York and Los Angeles 1967 - 73 lived & worked in France, solo & group exhibitions in UK & abroad 1969 awarded CBE 1971 elected Associate of the Royal Academy 1973 - 76 lived & worked in London, solo & group exhibitions in UK & abroad 1976 - 93 lived & worked at Woolland in Dorset; solo & group exhibitions also major commissions in UK & abroad 1977 elected Royal Academician 1982 awarded DBE (Dame of the British Empire) 1985 solo exhibition: Royal Academy of Arts, London 1992 awarded Companion of Honour 1993 died 18 April .
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