Description
The events in the design and production of Hamo Thornycroft's statue of Major-General Charles George Gordon (1888) are described in this fully illustrated catalogue, drawing on the extensive Thornycroft archive held in the Institute. Text by Adam White, with a foreword by Dr Terry Friedman (Principal Keeper, Leeds City Art gallery and The Henry Moore Centre for the Study of Sculpture).
| I | The Martyr General |
| II | 'Illustrious Men': The London Commission |
| III | Young Hamo |
| IV | A 'Fine Soldierly Fellow': The Statue Progresses |
| V | Selecting the Site |
| VI | The 'Big Gordon' |
| VII | The Pedestal |
| VIII | Gordon-Worship: The Melbourne Commission |
| IX | The London Memorial Installed and Unveiled |
| X | A 'Great Success': The Critical Reception |
| XI | The Melbourne Memorial Unveiled |
| XII | The 'Wee Gordon' |
| XIII | The Critical Heritage |
| XIV | The Later History of the Two Memorials |
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