Exhibitions

The Developing Process

The sculptor’s education in drawings and photography
Exhibition
9th October 2009 - 2nd May 2010
Mezzanine, Leeds Art Gallery

Life drawing class c. 1890

Leeds Museums and Galleries (Art Gallery)

From the late nineteenth through to the mid-twentieth century, the sculptor’s education – drawing from life, from nature, or from the cast – was remarkably consistent. With post-war rethinking, the curriculum changed radically, but was in many ways just as rigid. Using a wide range of material from individual sculptors’ archives, this show examines how sculptors have been taught to see three-dimensionally.

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