Tom Taylor (sculptor)
state who commissioned the Shakespeare Memorial; drop architect from Mitchener as it's not relevant to the gifted work
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He also helped to found two artists's groups: |
He also helped to found two artists's groups: |
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20/20 Vision in the mid-1960s and The Sculptors' Group in the early 1970s (see [[#Organiser|Organiser]]). |
20/20 Vision in the mid-1960s and The Sculptors' Group in the early 1970s (see [[#Organiser|Organiser]]). |
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Taylor exhibited work with The Group, 20/20 Vision and the CSA (see [[#Sculpture|Sculpture]]). |
Taylor exhibited work with The Group, 20/20 Vision and the CSA (see [[#Sculpture|Sculpture]]). |
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==== Critical evaluation ==== |
==== Critical evaluation ==== |
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| 1966 || ''[[J. G. A. Pocock|Professor J.G.A. Pocock]]'' || Head || Plastic for bronze || || The political historian who studied and lectured at UC and its predecessors. Shown at the Canterbury Society of Arts (CSA) exhibition.{{sfn|CSA|1966}} The model was destroyed by the 1975 fire.{{sfn|UCC|1990}}{{sfn|TP|1975}} |
| 1966 || ''[[J. G. A. Pocock|Professor J.G.A. Pocock]]'' || Head || Plastic for bronze || || The political historian who studied and lectured at UC and its predecessors. Shown at the Canterbury Society of Arts (CSA) exhibition.{{sfn|CSA|1966}} The model was destroyed by the 1975 fire.{{sfn|UCC|1990}}{{sfn|TP|1975}} |
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| {{circa|1967}} || Sculpture of a girl || || Plaster || {{cvt|120|x|25|x|20|cm}} || A gift to Taylor's friend |
| {{circa|1967}} || Sculpture of a girl || || Plaster || {{cvt|120|x|25|x|20|cm}} || A gift to Taylor's friend Allan Mitchener. In the UC collection.{{sfn|MBL|1967}} |
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| 1967 || Shakespeare || Memorial || Steel || {{cvt|13|x|3|ft|cm}}{{sfn|TP|1967}} || Commissioned |
| 1967 || Shakespeare || Memorial || Steel || {{cvt|13|x|3|ft|cm}}{{sfn|TP|1967}} || Commissioned by Ngaio Marsh for a theatre at UC. A 1964 version in concrete did not progress beyond a drawing and sketch model.{{sfn|TP|1964c}}{{sfn|MBL|1964}}{{sfn|TG|1964}} The steel version was etched with Shakespeare's portrait by Barry Cleavin.{{sfn|TP|1967}} In 1990, Taylor said it was his least favourite work.{{sfn|UCC|1990}} Removed in the 1990s.{{sfn|MBL|1964}} |
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| 1967 || ''Moraine'' || Freestanding || Steel || {{cvt|130|x|100|x|147|cm}}{{sfn|CAG|1967}} || First formal abstraction.{{sfn|Ascent|1968}} In 1990, Taylor said it was his favourite work.{{sfn|UCC|1990}} Bill Sutton bequeathed the work to Christchurch Art Gallery (CAG) and it remains in their collection.{{sfn|CAG|1967}} |
| 1967 || ''Moraine'' || Freestanding || Steel || {{cvt|130|x|100|x|147|cm}}{{sfn|CAG|1967}} || First formal abstraction.{{sfn|Ascent|1968}} In 1990, Taylor said it was his favourite work.{{sfn|UCC|1990}} Bill Sutton bequeathed the work to Christchurch Art Gallery (CAG) and it remains in their collection.{{sfn|CAG|1967}} |
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