Public Sculpture of Bristol

by Merritt, Douglas; Greenacre, Francis; Eustace, Katharine

• ISBN13: 9781846314810
• ISBN10: 184631481X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-03-15
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Summary

Situated on the scenic River Avon, the West Country city of Bristol, England has an abundance of public sculpture adorning its historic streets, buildings, and squares. This volume draws attention to over two hundred of these works through illustrations, biographical entries, and essays, including a detailed survey of Bristol's church monuments. Dating back to Anglo-Saxon times, Bristol was a major regional center as infamous for its slave trade as for its sherry and manufacturing, and its fascinating history lives in its monuments. The wealth of information thatPublic Sculpture of Bristolmakes available will entice visitors to this vibrant city as well as encourage its guardians to plan for the conservation of its rich heritage.

Author Biography

Douglas Merritt's long association with Bristol began when he was a director of a Fleet Street design and public relations company that had Harveys of Bristol, Rolls-Royce and the S S Great Britain amongst its clients. He studied at the Royal College of Art and following his move to bristol in 1989 became an Honorary Visiting Professor of Graphic Design at the University of the West of England.

Francis Greenacre BA FMA was Curator of Fine Art at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery from 1969 to 1997. At Bristol he organised a wide range of outstanding exhibitions from the first major retrospective of the work of Sir Peter Blake in 1969 to the influential 'Artists of the Newlyn School' in 1979.

Katharine Eustace, a founder-member of the Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, has worked as a museum curator at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, the Ashmolean Museum, and the National Portrait Gallery. She contributed the chapter on Post- Reformation monuments to the History of Canterbury Cathedral (OUP, 1995, reprint 2002). She was the Editor of the Sculpture Journal.