COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Spider's Web
title
Spider's Web
Title
false
Dimensions:
48 x 42.5 cm
dimensions
48 x 42.5 cm
Dimensions
false
Image Date:
2000
image_date
2000
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Start Date:
1994
start_date
1994
Start Date
false
End Date:
1995
end_date
1995
End Date
false
Location:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
steel - stainless plate
material
steel - stainless plate
Material
false
Display Creator:
WHITE, Johnny
display_creator
WHITE, Johnny
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
00-3976
image_id
00-3976
Image ID
false
Description:
One of the flat spider forms made by Gripple staff. Location: Exterior wall of System Gripple Factory, at the corner of Firth Drive and Saville Street. Description: A large metal spider, several smaller flat spiders and a spider's web of wire held together by "gripples". Commission: The project was overseen by Public Arts Agency on behalf of System Gripple, the owners of the factory, who commissioned the piece. Comment: This piece was constructed using the firm's product, the "gripple", a metal clamp that joins steel wires together. The smaller spiders were made by workers at System Gripple using a maquette designed by Johnny White. It was opened by Prince Charles during a visit to the city in January 1995. The information plaques at the site have now been vandalised. Two of the wires spun by the smaller spiders have broken at the point at which they meet the spider - these no longer hang tautly. (November 2000)
description
One of the flat spider forms made by Gripple staff. Location: Exterior wall of System Gripple Factory, at the corner of Firth Drive and Saville Street. Description: A large metal spider, several smaller flat spiders and a spider's web of wire held together by "gripples". Commission: The project was overseen by Public Arts Agency on behalf of System Gripple, the owners of the factory, who commissioned the piece. Comment: This piece was constructed using the firm's product, the "gripple", a metal clamp that joins steel wires together. The smaller spiders were made by workers at System Gripple using a maquette designed by Johnny White. It was opened by Prince Charles during a visit to the city in January 1995. The information plaques at the site have now been vandalised. Two of the wires spun by the smaller spiders have broken at the point at which they meet the spider - these no longer hang tautly. (November 2000)
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
permissions
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Permissions
false
Image Storage Location:
image_storage_location
http://helios.shu.ac.uk/00-3976.jpg
Image Storage Location
false
Related Information:
Public art in Sheffield. For more information see < http://public-art.s
>.
related_information
Public art in Sheffield. For more information see < http://public-art.shu.ac.uk/sheffield/ >.
Related Information
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
WHITE, Johnny
creator
WHITE, Johnny
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor. Ex-staff at Sheffield Hallam University.
creator_role
Sculptor. Ex-staff at Sheffield Hallam University.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Animals in art
subject_heading
Animals in art
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Steel, Stainless
subject_heading
Steel, Stainless
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false