The Sculpture of Kenneth Armitage

With a Complete Inventory of Works

James Scott, Claudia Milburn, Michael Bird , Antony Gormley

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English

Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
08 September 2016

History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Sculpture; Individual artists, art monographs

The Sculpture of Kenneth Armitage, which is being published to coincide with the artist's centenary in 2016, is the first book to feature a fully illustrated inventory of all of Armitage's known sculptures. It will be the only available illustrated reference book on the sculptural work of this important 20th-century artist.

Through an inventory of 298 pieces and an accompanying narrative text, the book undertakes an examination of Armitage’s significant contribution to sculpture nationally and internationally during the second half of the 20th century, starting with the ‘geometry of fear’ exhibition at the 1952 Venice Biennale and Armitage’s solo contribution to the Biennale in 1958. It will be an essential reference resource for researchers, curators, dealers and collectors which will complement the complete sculpture catalogues already produced for Armitage’s sculptor contemporaries Lynn Chadwick, Elisabeth Frink, Robert Adams and Reg Butler, enhancing our understanding of post-war British sculpture.

By: James Scott
Foreword by: Antony Gormley
Introduction by: Michael Bird
Assisted by: Claudia Milburn
Imprint: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 290mm, Width: 240mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 1.520kg
ISBN: 9781848221789
ISBN 10: 1848221789
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 08 September 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

James Scott is an orthopaedic surgeon whose work on the value of the arts in healthcare settings is internationally recognised. He was the founding Chairman of the Arts Project at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London when it opened in 1993, and knew Kenneth Armitage well for the last 10 years of the sculptor's life. Claudia Milburn is Curator at The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts and an independent writer and art historian. She has a research specialism in 20th-century sculpture and drawing practice. Michael Bird is an author, art historian and broadcaster whose monograph on Lynn Chadwick was published by Lund Humphries in 2014. Sir Antony Gormley OBE is an English sculptor and draughtsman primarily known for the lead figures cast from his own body.