COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Teeming
title
Teeming
Title
false
Creation Date:
1991
creation_date
1991
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
1990
image_date
1990
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
Material:
bronze
material
bronze
Material
false
Display Creator:
BELL, Robin Charles Hungerford
display_creator
BELL, Robin Charles Hungerford
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
90-2786
image_id
90-2786
Image ID
false
Description:
General view of the piece with shoppers.. Location: Lower floor mall at Meadowhall Shopping Centre. Description: Three steelworkers are engaged in teeming. They display the strenuous nature of this process. The figures, slightly larger than life, are set in the middle of one of Meadowhall's 'streets'. Inscriptions: In bronze on base behind teemer: "Teeming" / by / Robin Bell / 1989-90 Two identical bronze plaques, one at front of work and one at side by teemer: BENJAMIN HUNTSMAN (1704-1770) / WAS A CLOCK & WATCHMAKER FROM DONCASTER / WHO CAME TO SHEFFIELD IN SEARCH / OF QUALITY STEEL FOR CLOCK SPRINGS. / THE TECHNIQUE OF STEEL MAKING WHICH HE DEVELOPED / USING CLAY CRUCIBLE POTS REVOLUTIONISED QUALITY / CONTROL & ENABLED SHEFFIELD STEEL TO / BECOME PRE-EMINENT IN THE PRODUCTION OF STEEL. / A DEVOUT QUAKER, HE ALLOWED NO PORTRAIT / OF HIMSELF TO BE MADE BUT THE CRUCIBLE / METHOD HAS REMAINED AS A TESTAMENT TO HIM. / IT WAS USED FOR MORE THAN 200 YEARS. Commission: Stadium Developers commissioned Robin Bell to produce a piece about Sheffield. Bell had been recommended to the Canadian-based company because his work was in a number of shopping centres in Edmonton. The artist worked from old photographs and contact with retired steelworkers, wanting as much information about the process as possible. The representation is accurate in every detail with the exception of the position of the pot being held up rather than alongside; the slag on the bottom is perfect. Comment: The work commemorates the industry's location in the Don Valley. Meadowhall was built on one of the largest single sites. Largely because of its accurate representation and the attendant associations, 'Steelworkers' is a very popular piece. The face of one of the figures is that of the Canadian artist, who otherwise used photographs from the collections of retired steelworkers in designing this piece.
description
General view of the piece with shoppers.. Location: Lower floor mall at Meadowhall Shopping Centre. Description: Three steelworkers are engaged in teeming. They display the strenuous nature of this process. The figures, slightly larger than life, are set in the middle of one of Meadowhall's 'streets'. Inscriptions: In bronze on base behind teemer: "Teeming" / by / Robin Bell / 1989-90 Two identical bronze plaques, one at front of work and one at side by teemer: BENJAMIN HUNTSMAN (1704-1770) / WAS A CLOCK & WATCHMAKER FROM DONCASTER / WHO CAME TO SHEFFIELD IN SEARCH / OF QUALITY STEEL FOR CLOCK SPRINGS. / THE TECHNIQUE OF STEEL MAKING WHICH HE DEVELOPED / USING CLAY CRUCIBLE POTS REVOLUTIONISED QUALITY / CONTROL & ENABLED SHEFFIELD STEEL TO / BECOME PRE-EMINENT IN THE PRODUCTION OF STEEL. / A DEVOUT QUAKER, HE ALLOWED NO PORTRAIT / OF HIMSELF TO BE MADE BUT THE CRUCIBLE / METHOD HAS REMAINED AS A TESTAMENT TO HIM. / IT WAS USED FOR MORE THAN 200 YEARS. Commission: Stadium Developers commissioned Robin Bell to produce a piece about Sheffield. Bell had been recommended to the Canadian-based company because his work was in a number of shopping centres in Edmonton. The artist worked from old photographs and contact with retired steelworkers, wanting as much information about the process as possible. The representation is accurate in every detail with the exception of the position of the pot being held up rather than alongside; the slag on the bottom is perfect. Comment: The work commemorates the industry's location in the Don Valley. Meadowhall was built on one of the largest single sites. Largely because of its accurate representation and the attendant associations, 'Steelworkers' is a very popular piece. The face of one of the figures is that of the Canadian artist, who otherwise used photographs from the collections of retired steelworkers in designing this piece.
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:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
BELL, Robin Charles Hungerford
creator
BELL, Robin Charles Hungerford
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1949
creator_dates_born
1949
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor.
creator_role
Sculptor.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
Canadian.
nationality
Canadian.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Percent for Art
subject_heading
Percent for Art
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Shopping malls -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Shopping malls -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Corporate sponsorship
subject_heading
Corporate sponsorship
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Steel
subject_heading
Steel
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture, Canadian
subject_heading
Sculpture, Canadian
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false