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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