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Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)

Robert Clatworthy (1928–2015)

National Portrait Gallery, London

Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)

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Frink studied at Guildford School of Art in 1947 and Chelsea School of Art from 1949 to 1953, exhibiting from the early 1950s. She achieved popularity as a figurative sculptor and member of the postwar group known as the 'Geometry of Fear' school. She was fascinated with naturalistic forms, particularly the 'sensuality and strength' of the male form. She taught sculpture at Chelsea, St Martin's and the Royal College, and moved to France from 1967 to 1973 to explore abstract art. She became a Royal Academician in 1977 and was appointed a DBE in 1982. Her first major commission was for the Eagle lectern of Coventry Cathedral in 1962, and her last for the Risen Christ for the Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool in 1993.

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Title

Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)

Date

1983

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 34.3 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

5779

Acquisition method

purchased, 1984

Work type

Bust

Inscription description

incised with initials and numbered '1/9'

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Robert Clatworthy

1928–2015

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