COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Caption:
untitled sculpture
caption
untitled sculpture
Caption
false
Creation Date:
1963
creation_date
1963
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
1960 - 1969
image_date
1960 - 1969
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Location:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Display Creator:
ARMITAGE, A.P.
display_creator
ARMITAGE, A.P.
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
AJ-012
image_id
AJ-012
Image ID
false
Description:
General view taken by a member of staff in the 1960's. Location: Not known. Originally University of Sheffield, Western Bank, S10. (A-Z p98 2C) Description: Sculptural form in stainless steel, 18 feet high, consists of stainless steel sheets cut to abstract forms and rolled into tubes which have been welded and screwed to four rods. Commission: The winning design for a sculptural competition in which first year students from Sheffield University Department of Architecture were invited to use stainless steel for a work which would signify the venue of the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) 1963 conference. The scheme was initiated by James Christie of the Bryta Works in Sheffield and Firth Vickers Stainless Steel Ltd donated the stainless sheet used in the construction. Comment: It originally stood at the front of University House on Western Bank, where the RIBA had its annual conference in 1963, but was later moved to a position outside the Firth Court building. Its current whereabouts is not known, even by the University authorities. Sources: The Architects' Journal, 10 July 1963, p.51. Letter dated 7.08.2001, from Mrs Anthea Stephenson, Heritage Officer, The University of Sheffield.
description
General view taken by a member of staff in the 1960's. Location: Not known. Originally University of Sheffield, Western Bank, S10. (A-Z p98 2C) Description: Sculptural form in stainless steel, 18 feet high, consists of stainless steel sheets cut to abstract forms and rolled into tubes which have been welded and screwed to four rods. Commission: The winning design for a sculptural competition in which first year students from Sheffield University Department of Architecture were invited to use stainless steel for a work which would signify the venue of the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) 1963 conference. The scheme was initiated by James Christie of the Bryta Works in Sheffield and Firth Vickers Stainless Steel Ltd donated the stainless sheet used in the construction. Comment: It originally stood at the front of University House on Western Bank, where the RIBA had its annual conference in 1963, but was later moved to a position outside the Firth Court building. Its current whereabouts is not known, even by the University authorities. Sources: The Architects' Journal, 10 July 1963, p.51. Letter dated 7.08.2001, from Mrs Anthea Stephenson, Heritage Officer, The University of Sheffield.
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
Photographed by:
member of staff
photographed_by
member of staff
Photographed by
false
Creator:
ARMITAGE, A.P.
creator
ARMITAGE, A.P.
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Architecture student at the University of Sheffield.
creator_role
Architecture student at the University of Sheffield.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture, British -- 1900-2000
subject_heading
Sculpture, British -- 1900-2000
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Steel, Stainless
subject_heading
Steel, Stainless
Subject Heading
false