The Sculpture 100. England's public sculpture, 1905-2005

Description

Beginning with Thomas Brock's Queen Victoria Memorial and ending with Marc Quinn's Alison Lapper Pregnant, this program spotlights 100 public sculptures in Britain created over the course of 100 years. Stories of patronage, controversy, and celebration contextualize the images on screen, while quotations and commentary from important sculptors offer valuable insights. Henry Moore, Joseph Beuys, Richard Serra, Andy Goldsworthy, Barbara Hepworth, Anish Kapoor, Rachel Whiteread, Anthony Caro, Antony Gormley, Tracey Emin, Jacob Epstein, Tony Cragg, Eric Gill, Richard Wilson, David Mach, Elisabeth Frink, William Turnbull, and "England's Michelangelo" G. F. Watts are only 18 of the landmark artists represented.

Runtime

59 min

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Date of Publication

[2006], c2005

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Films on Demand

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