Tag Archives: sculpture

Another victory for Houghton

Posted on 30/06/2018 by The Gardens Trust

Houghton Hall in Norfolk (which I wrote about last week) hit the headlines in the arts pages earlier this year because it is playing host in a spectacular way to an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Damien Hirst. The … Continue reading →

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Ivor Abrahams … garden inspired artist

Posted on 07/03/2015 by The Gardens Trust

Ivor Abrahams who died on 6th January was an artist whose work was amazingly diverse – he sculpted, painted, printed and worked in ceramics in both traditional and more experimental ways. Born in Wigan in 1935 he was taken on a childhood visit to … Continue reading →

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More heraldic beasts…

Posted on 01/11/2014 by The Gardens Trust

As I said at the end of my last post sets of heraldic beasts became rarer in Elizabethan times, as imagery became much more focussed on the queen herself. however there was a revival of interest in the early 19th century, and again … Continue reading →