Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Art, Holidays, Malham 2011
The sculptures on this war memorial are by John Cassidy:
At a meeting on 22 March 1920 the selection of a War Memorial Monument was made by the town’s War Memorial Committee; Cassidy was commissioned to execute and erect the Monument at a cost not exceeding £3,000. Over 370 Skipton men lost their lives in [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Aug 27th 2011
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10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 14th 2010
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By way of Statcounter and a Google link I found this blog post which showed a photo of one of the sculptures in the ‘Beyond Limits’ exhibition at Chatsworth. The post included a link to the ArtDaily newsletter which had an interesting article on the exhibition.
I found out a bit more about the sculpture picture [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 22nd 2010
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The 6th Duke collected sculptures, which were modern art at the time he collected them. Last year all his sculptures were returned from their various resting places around Chatsworth and placed back in their original positions within his commissioned top-lit sculpture gallery.
He was a compulsive collector of sculptures and during his visits to Italy [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 1st 2010
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I know it is a bit of a cheat and I should have made the effort to get a photo of a real butterfly, but I do rather like the effect of the sun glinting off this sculpture.
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 25th 2010
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Some more sculptures from the ‘Beyond Limits‘ exhibition:
Engine of Evolution by Mark Quinn
Stairs by Lynn Chadwick
Butterflies by Manolo Valdes
4 Comments CherryPie on Aug 24th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Art, Out & About
The temporary sculpture I mentioned in my last Blog post is part of the Sotheby’s ‘Beyond Limits’ exhibition at Chatsworth. The exhibition is a display of modern sculpture set against the backdrop of Chatsworth house and estate. When I visited, the exhibits were in the process of being set up in preparation for the exhibition [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 22nd 2010
