Synopses & Reviews
This is the fifteenth volume of a series which has achieved an international reputation, and expands on Terry Cavanagh's volume, Public Sculpture of Liverpool. Cheshire and Merseyside are exceptionally rich in public sculpture. Church monuments include fine neoclassical works by Lorenzo Bartolini and Pietro Tenerani, the two artists who dominated Italian sculpture after the death of Canova in 1822. The very moving Ellen Legh memorial at Winwick of about 1831 is R.J. Wyatt's masterpiece. As for architectural sculpture the reliefs on the Municipal Buildings at Crewe by Frederick Schenk of 1902-4 are among the best examples of the so-called "New Sculpture." There are superb war memorials by the leading sculptors of the period, Goscombe John, Sargeant Jagger, Hermon Cawthra, C.J. Allen, Alfred Drury and Tyson Smith at Port Sunlight, West Kirby, Bootle, Eastham, Warrington, Birkenhead and Southport. The war memorial at Macclesfield by the Manchester sculptor John Millard is of exceptional and highly unus
Review
"This is a scholarly and highly informative guide to an area notably rich in public sculpture. Combining deep local knowledge with a broader critical perspective, the authors draw on a wealth of primary sources, from artists' papers to company records and the copious minutes of memorial committees; the responses of contemporary critics are also analysed. It is excellent on the whys and hows of public sculpture, on the process of commission or donation, and the motives - especially political - of those involved."--Burlington Magazine
Synopsis
The fifteenth volume in the internationally renowned Public Sculpture of Britain series examines the exceptional richness of public sculptures in Cheshire and Merseyside. From neoclassical church monuments to war memorials and symbolist statues, this book catalogs 220 sculptures, providing detailed information regarding dating, commissioning, attribution, style, cost, repairs, and a host of other facts. Nearly every sculpture in the book is accompanied by at least one photograph and detailed biographies of all the local sculptors.
About the Author
Edward Morris was for many years Curator of Fine Art at the Walker and Lady Lever Art Galleries in Liverpool and Port Sunlight. He is now the Chairman of the Editorial Board for this series of volumes. Emma Roberts was awarded a doctorate by Liverpool Universitsy for her study of Barbara Hepworth's sculpture and is now a Principal Lecturer and Course Leader in History of Art at Liverpool John Moores University. Reg Phillips is Senior Lecturer in Photography at Liverpool John Moores University. Timothy Stevens was Director of the Walker Art Gallery between 1971 and 1987.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Map
Introduction
Public Sculpture of Cheshire and Merseyside
Biographies
Bibliography
Index