Angela Conner
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Angela Conner FRBS
(b. 1935) is a British Sculptor living and working in London. She has exhibited in many countries and has large scale sculptures in public and private collections around the world.
Conner in her early life as a sculptor assisted Barbara Hepworth
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Her kinetic sculptures are concerned with utilizing "natural elements like water, sun, gravity or wind to create mobiles that entice viewers to stop and watch their gentle movement". Conner's 129 ft water and wind sculpture 'Wave' at Park West Dublin
is possibly the tallest water and wind sculpture in Europe.
Conner also creates portraits and has bronze busts located in the grounds of Chatsworth House
including portraits of Lucian Freud
, The Eleventh Duke of Devonshire
, Harold Macmillan
, Roy Strong
and John Betjeman
. Conner has also created a bronze bust of Elizabeth II to celebrate her 80th birthday.
Conner has a great love of horses and in particular Morgan horse
s.
Response is currently at Ragley Hall as part of the Jerwood Foundation sculpture collection.
While there are many, notable public sculptures created by Conner include 'Yalta Victim Memorial' at The V&A
and a bronze of Laurence Olivier
outside the Royal National Theatre
on the Southbank in London.
Royal British Society of Sculptors
The Royal British Society of Sculptors is a registered charity whose aims are to promote and support sculpture. It has a worldwide membership....
(b. 1935) is a British Sculptor living and working in London. She has exhibited in many countries and has large scale sculptures in public and private collections around the world.
Conner in her early life as a sculptor assisted Barbara Hepworth
Barbara Hepworth
Dame Barbara Hepworth DBE was an English sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism, and with such contemporaries as Ivon Hitchens, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, Naum Gabo she helped to develop modern art in Britain.-Life and work:Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth was born on 10 January 1903 in Wakefield,...
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Her kinetic sculptures are concerned with utilizing "natural elements like water, sun, gravity or wind to create mobiles that entice viewers to stop and watch their gentle movement". Conner's 129 ft water and wind sculpture 'Wave' at Park West Dublin
Park West, Dublin
Park West is a large business campus within greater Ballyfermot, notably Cherry Orchard, Dublin, Ireland, with some residential development.-Location and content:...
is possibly the tallest water and wind sculpture in Europe.
Conner also creates portraits and has bronze busts located in the grounds of Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House is a stately home in North Derbyshire, England, northeast of Bakewell and west of Chesterfield . It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire, and has been home to his family, the Cavendish family, since Bess of Hardwick settled at Chatsworth in 1549.Standing on the east bank of the...
including portraits of Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud
Lucian Michael Freud, OM, CH was a British painter. Known chiefly for his thickly impasted portrait and figure paintings, he was widely considered the pre-eminent British artist of his time...
, The Eleventh Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Devonshire is a title in the peerage of England held by members of the Cavendish family. This branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the richest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century, and have been rivalled in political influence perhaps only...
, Harold Macmillan
Harold Macmillan
Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC was Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 18 October 1963....
, Roy Strong
Roy Strong
Sir Roy Colin Strong FRSL is an English art historian, museum curator, writer, broadcaster and landscape designer. He has been director of both the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London...
and John Betjeman
John Betjeman
Sir John Betjeman, CBE was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Who's Who as a "poet and hack".He was a founding member of the Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture...
. Conner has also created a bronze bust of Elizabeth II to celebrate her 80th birthday.
Conner has a great love of horses and in particular Morgan horse
Morgan horse
The Morgan is one of the earliest horse breeds developed in the United States. Tracing back to the stallion Figure, later named Justin Morgan after his best-known owner, the breed excels in many disciplines, and is known for its versatility....
s.
Response is currently at Ragley Hall as part of the Jerwood Foundation sculpture collection.
While there are many, notable public sculptures created by Conner include 'Yalta Victim Memorial' at The V&A
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
and a bronze of Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM was an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century. He married three times, to fellow actors Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh, and Joan Plowright...
outside the Royal National Theatre
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
on the Southbank in London.