Elisabeth Frink Catalogue Raisonne of Sculpture 1947-93

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Elisabeth Frink (1930-93) was a leading British sculptor and printmaker whose work is distinguished by her commitment to naturalistic forms and themes. This new edition of the catalogue raisonne of her sculpture documents her complete sculptural output in a single volume for the first time, and includes new texts by a range of critics and writers.Frink's subjects included men, birds, dogs, horses and religious motifs, and she concentrated on bronze outdoor sculpture with a scarred surface. Julian Spalding explores the themes which preoccupied her - the brutalism of war, human fear and anxiety, the male body, and the vulnerability of animals - and their powerful expression in her sculpture. An essay by Arie Hartog assesses Frink's wider contribution to figurative sculpture in the 20th century. And Michael Morpurgo's lyrical short story 'Muck and Magic', written in memory of Frink, offers a more personal tribute to the artist. Including a fully illustrated catalogue, updated lists of exhibitions and public collections and a comprehensive bibliography, this new edition will be an invaluable resource for collectors, curators, dealers, art historians and all those with an interest in this distinctive body of work.

Annette Ratuszniak (Downing) is freelance curator to the Frink Estate, Julian Francis Collection and the Hildon Foundation. She has curated many exhibitions, including: Elisabeth Frink: a certain unexpectedness (1997); The Shape of the Century: 100 years of sculpture in Britain (1999); In Praise of Trees (2002-4); Elisabeth Frink: this fleeting World (2010); with many related publications. Leo A. Daly III, FAIA, RIBA, FRAIA, is chairman and CEO of the international planning, architecture, engineering, interior design and program-management firm, LEO A DALY, the largest privately held practice in the US, with 31 offices worldwide. Dr Arie Hartog is Director of the Gerhard Marcks Haus, the museum of modern and contemporary sculpture in Bremen, Germany. He is a renowned specialist in modern figurative sculpture, and his published books include: catalogue raisonnes of Rainer Fetting and Waldemar Otto; Reg Butler: decent sculpture (2007); and Hans Arp: Sculptures - A Critical Survey (2012). Michael Morpurgo is one of the UK's best-loved authors and storytellers who has written over 120 books, including Kensuke's Kingdom, which won the Children's Book Award 2000, and War Horse, which was adapted for the stage. In 1976, Michael and his wife, Clare, started the charity Farms for City Children. Julian Spalding was the director of art galleries for the cities of Sheffield, Manchester and Glasgow and established several award-winning museums there, including the Ruskin Gallery, the St Mungo Museum of Religious Art and Life, Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art and the Open Museum. His publications include The Poetic Museum - Reviving Historic Collections (2002), The Eclipse of Art - Tackling the Crisis in Art Today (2003) and The Art of Wonder - A History of Seeing (which won the Banister Fletcher Award for the best art book of 2006).

Nominated for the William M. B. Berger Prize for British Art History 2013/14