Judith Bluck

Judith Bluck (born 1936) is a British sculptor known for her large scale public works in a variety of materials but most notably in bronze and brick

Biography

Bluck was born in London and originally focused on photography, painting and engraving but eventually came to concentrate on large sculptural commissions.[1][2][3] Bluck is a fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors, is a member of the Society of Portrait Sculptors and of the Art Workers Guild.[1] Her 24 metre long brick relief, The Legend of the Iron Gates for the Sainsbury's supermarket in Wilmslow was awarded the Otto Beit Medal by the Royal Society of British Sculptors in 1989.[3] Bluck has won both bronze and silver medals from the Societe des Artistes Francais in Paris.[1][3] As well as Britain and France, Bluck's work has also been exhibited in the United States and in New Zealand.[3]

Selected public works
  • Six relief panels in bronze and resin on the life of St Francis of Assisi, 1974, Bristol.[3][4] The works were destroyed in September 2008 when the office site where they were situated was re-developed.[5]
  • Crucible Fountain, 1979, Sheffield.[1]
  • Small Workhorse, 1985, Ealing Broadway.[2]
  • Legend of the Iron Gates, 1989, Wilmslow.[3]
  • Sheep, Milton Keynes.
  • Otter Group, The Lanes, Carlise.
  • Security Doors, Crown Court, Portsmouth.
  • Natural Force II, Bradford.
  • Jimmy Dyer, Carlise.
  • Boy on a Capstain, Whitehaven.[1]

References
  1. Terry Wyke with Harry Cocks (2004). Public Sculpture of Britain Volume 8: Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester. Liverpool University Press / Manchester Metropolitan University. ISBN 0 85323 567 8.
  2. Alan Windsor (2003). British Sculptors of the Twentieth Century. Ashgate. ISBN 1 85928 4566.
  3. Douglas Merritt (2002). Sculpture in Bristol. Redcliffe Press Ltd. ISBN 1900178834.
  4. A User's Guide to Public Sculpture. English Heritage / PMSA. 2000. ISBN 185074776 8.
  5. Douglas Merritt & Frances Greenacre with Katharine Eustace (2011). Public Sculpture of Britain Volume 12: Public Sculpture of Bristol. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978 184631 481 0.
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