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Standing Female Figure (Japanese Girl)
Butler, Reginald (1913-1981)
1966
From 1950 to 1953, Butler was the first Gregory Fellow in Sculpture. In the 1930s, he had trained and worked as an architect, and taught at the Architectural Association. During World War II he worked...
Linked Figures
Armitage, Kenneth (1916-2002)
1949, cast 1960
Born in Leeds, Armitage studied at Leeds College of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His figurative pieces depict the human form by means of flat surfaces modelled in plaster and cast i...
Tiger King ("Man of Aran")
Epstein, Jacob (1880-1959)
1933-34
Bronze bust of a male head. Tiger King was the hero of Robert Flaherty's documentary film 'Man of Aran'.
A Spire
Fujiwara, Simon (1982-)
2015
Cast jesmonite with coal, copper and rust particles on aluminium frames supported by a steel structural framework. The British-Japanese artist Simon Fujiwara was born in London and grew up in Cornwal...
36 Boxes
Boden, Neville (1929-1996)
1969
Neville Boden was Gregory Fellow in Sculpture at the University of Leeds from 1965-1968.
Portrait Bust of Sir William Henry Bragg
Hannaford, Robert (1944-)
2015
Sir William Henry Bragg, who held the Cavendish Chair of Physics at Leeds from 1909 to 1915, was a British physicist, chemist, mathematician and active sportsman who uniquely shared a Nobel Prize with...
Texta Texens
Lawty, Sue (1954-); Jones, Dan; Mort, Helen
2016
Commissioned to celebrate the ‘Yorkshire Year of the Textile’ on campus in 2016, Sue Lawty’s Texta Texens is located in the walkway outside the Clotherworkers’ South Building. It develops a di...
Band Relief
Boden, Neville (1929-1996)
1967
Neville Boden was Gregory Fellow in Sculpture at the University of Leeds from 1965-1968.
Limbo
Wright, Austin (1911-1997)
1958
'Limbo' is composed of 26 lead pieces created from drawings and observations made on seaside holidays in Anglesey and Cornwall in the 1950s. Austin Wright was Gregory Fellow in Sculpture at the Univer...
Maquette for 'Texta Texens'
Lawty, Sue (1954-); Jones, Dan
2016
Maquette for the public sculpture 'Texta Texens' by Sue Lawty, commissioned to celebrate the ‘Yorkshire Year of the Textile’ on University of Leeds campus in 2016.
Sign for Art (Stelae 2014)
Wilson, Keith (1965-)
2014
2 wavy 'stelae' made of black plyurethane elastomer, cast in studio in manner to create a rippled surface. Born in Birmingham, Keith Wilson studied at Ruskin School of Art, Oxford, from 1985-88. He t...
Ceramic Pencil 1H & 2H Silver and Gold
Vaughan, David (1946-)
1971
Made in slip cast earthenware ceramic with gold and platinum lustre added on top of the initial clear glaze.
Figures: Flamborough Head Part 1
Wright, Austin (1911-1997)
1962
This sculpture was commissioned for the Michael Sadler Building during Wright’s tenure as Gregory Fellow in Sculpture at the University. It was moved in 2009 due to building work and relocated to th...
Bird Sculpture
Yule, Ainslie (1941-)
c.1979
Wood blocks, stained and rivetted. Ainslie Yule was Gregory Fellow in Sculpture at the University of Leeds between 1974-1975.
Figures: Flamborough Head Part 2
Wright, Austin (1911-1997)
1962
This sculpture was commissioned for the Michael Sadler Building during Wright’s tenure as Gregory Fellow in Sculpture at the University. It was moved in 2009 due to building work and relocated to th...
Housing Scheme
Wright, Austin (1911-1997)
1968
Austin Wright was Gregory Fellow in Sculpture at the University of Leeds from 1961 to 1964.
Levitating Woman 'The Dreamer'
Bell, Quentin (1910-1996)
1982
Cast bronze-textured fibreglass with an internal steel armature.
Bowling Torso
Wright, Austin (1911-1997)
1961
Austin Wright was Gregory Fellow in Sculpture at the University of Leeds from 1961 to 1964.
Treen
Mitchell, Denis (1912-1993)
1957
Polished bronze form. After working as principle assistant to celebrated Yorkshire sculptor Barbara Hepworth between 1949 and 1959, Denis Mitchell went on to develop a name for himself with his polis...
untitled / ('A Celebration of Engineering Sciences')
Dearnley of D.& A. Models, Chiswick (after a design by Allan Johnson); Johnson, Allan - Lanchester & Lodge
1962
Allan Johnson was an architect by profession who worked for Lanchester & Lodge, a London practice with a long association with the University of Leeds. During the 1950s he worked on the Man-Made Fibre...
It's the Thought that Counts (Momart Christmas Card)
Wallinger, Mark (1959-)
2001
Christmas cracker in a cardboard box.
Man-Made Fibres
Mitzi Cunliffe
1954-1956
The American sculptor Mitzi Cunliffe (née Solomon) was born in New York and is renowned for having designed the famous theatrical mask for the BAFTA award. Cunliffe was active as a designer of jewel...
Sculpture for Charles Morris Hall
Boden, Neville (1929-1996)
1969
Neville Boden was Gregory Fellow in Sculpture (1965-1968); this piece was originally designed for Charles Morris Hall Common Room, and there is a watercolour and a maquette relating to it in the Art C...
Lenten Cover
Lyons, Michael (1943-2019)
1979
Lyons was born in Bilston in Staffordshire and studied at Wolverhampton College of Art and the University of Newcastle. He was Head of Sculpture at Manchester Metropolitan University from 1989-93. Unt...
Converse Column
2019
'Converse Column' is a nine metre high, two and a half metre diameter revolving ‘Poemdrum’ commissioned for the NEXUS building within the University of Leeds campus, using light, motion and langua...
Boswens
Mitchell, Denis (1912-1993)
1963
Polished bronze sculpture on a slate base. After working as principle assistant to celebrated Yorkshire sculptor Barbara Hepworth between 1949 and 1959, Denis Mitchell went on to develop a name for ...
Kronos/Saturn
Eastwood-Bloom, Zachary (1980-)
2017
The artist has digitally distorted the form of the iconic sculpture, 'Saturn abducting Cybele' (c.1675-1687) by Thomas Regnaudin, using satellite images of the planet Saturn. The 3D-printed form has ...
Maquette for Hermes
Chattaway, William (1927-2019)
1960
Maquette for 'Hermes', public artwork on exterior of Roger Stevens Building, University of Leeds campus. 'Hermes' was originally commissioned from the sculptor in 1958 by the Midland Bank Overseas Bra...
Portrait bust of HRH the Princess Royal, Chancellor of the University of Leeds 1951-1965
McWilliam, F E (1909-1992)
1966
Lying Down Figure/Reclining Figure VI
McWilliam, F E (1909-1992)
1961
An Irish painter turned sculptor, McWilliam’s capricious imagination attracted him to the British surrealists in the late 1930s. Serving in India during the Second World War, he afterwards taught at...
Two Last Songs
Carter, Tony (1943-2016)
2013
Two metal tuning forks (precision-engineered tuning forks, one bronze, one steel) in a box, removable lid with clasps; bespoke shelf for display.
Christ driving the Moneychangers from the Temple
Gill, Eric (1882-1940)
1923
Miss Frances Cross of Ripon donated £1,000 to be used for the benefit of the University, 'out of personal gratitude and admiration for [Sadler's] work at the University'. Sadler used the money to sec...