COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
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SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Jennie Gill
title
Jennie Gill
Title
false
Creation Date:
1997
creation_date
1997
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
1997
image_date
1997
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:
GILL, Jennie
display_creator
GILL, Jennie
Display Creator
false
Terms:
Made in Metal Heaven
terms
Made in Metal Heaven
Terms
false
Image ID:
98--3548
image_id
98--3548
Image ID
false
Description:
Photo-portrait of Jennie Gill by Ruby PORTER. Photographed in Gill's studio as part of the documentation process for the Made in Metal Heaven Project. [See below for details and description of Jennie Gill's piece for this project]. 'Made in Metal Heaven' is a project in which 5 metalwork pieces were made and installed in Sheffield City Centre. 6 craftworkers produced ideas for each site. These sketches were used to select which artist would work on which site. The last piece was completed and installed at the beginning of 1998. Location: Fargate, near junction with High Street. Description: The screen looks a little bit like a strung out necklace, according to the artist the details have been cast from dog biscuits and was intended as a tribute to her dog who died during the project - his name is stamped on each piece. It stands about 2m high and is sited in two quarter-circular curves, which meet to form a narrow throughway. Commission: Sheffield City Council as part of the Metal Heaven Project. Funding for this project came from a variety of sources: the Crafts Council; the European Community; Sheffield Hallam University; Yorkshire and Humberside Arts; Arts and Museums, Leisure Services, Sheffield; Sheffield City Council and the Foundation for sport and the arts. Project initiated by the City's Public Art Officer. Comment: Manufactured by Darren Richardson involving a process of hand forging and lost wax methods. The artist, Jennie Gill, who works primarily as a jeweler, likes to take non-precious objects and cast them in silver and gold. The screen was sometimes used as a bicycle rack by a lone cyclist. Update: The screen was removed from Fargate in 2005. There are no plans to re-install it or site it elsewhere. References: [1] note taken from Council records by Darcy White, May 2001.
description
Photo-portrait of Jennie Gill by Ruby PORTER. Photographed in Gill's studio as part of the documentation process for the Made in Metal Heaven Project. [See below for details and description of Jennie Gill's piece for this project]. 'Made in Metal Heaven' is a project in which 5 metalwork pieces were made and installed in Sheffield City Centre. 6 craftworkers produced ideas for each site. These sketches were used to select which artist would work on which site. The last piece was completed and installed at the beginning of 1998. Location: Fargate, near junction with High Street. Description: The screen looks a little bit like a strung out necklace, according to the artist the details have been cast from dog biscuits and was intended as a tribute to her dog who died during the project - his name is stamped on each piece. It stands about 2m high and is sited in two quarter-circular curves, which meet to form a narrow throughway. Commission: Sheffield City Council as part of the Metal Heaven Project. Funding for this project came from a variety of sources: the Crafts Council; the European Community; Sheffield Hallam University; Yorkshire and Humberside Arts; Arts and Museums, Leisure Services, Sheffield; Sheffield City Council and the Foundation for sport and the arts. Project initiated by the City's Public Art Officer. Comment: Manufactured by Darren Richardson involving a process of hand forging and lost wax methods. The artist, Jennie Gill, who works primarily as a jeweler, likes to take non-precious objects and cast them in silver and gold. The screen was sometimes used as a bicycle rack by a lone cyclist. Update: The screen was removed from Fargate in 2005. There are no plans to re-install it or site it elsewhere. References: [1] note taken from Council records by Darcy White, May 2001.
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
Related Information:
Made in Metal Heaven. See more information see < http://public-art.s… >.
related_information
Made in Metal Heaven. See more information see < http://public-art.shu.ac.uk/sheffield/mtlhvn2.html >.
Related Information
false
Photographed by:
Ruby Porter
photographed_by
Ruby Porter
Photographed by
false
Creator:
GILL, Jennie
creator
GILL, Jennie
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Metalworker , jeweller. Ex-student at Sheffield Hallam University.
creator_role
Metalworker , jeweller. Ex-student at Sheffield Hallam University.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Female.
culture_gender
Female.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Railings
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Railings
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Metal-work -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Metal-work -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Portrait photography
subject_heading
Portrait photography
Subject Heading
false