COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
untitled
title
untitled
Title
false
Creation Date:
1972
creation_date
1972
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
1972
image_date
1972
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:
steel - painted
material
steel - painted
Material
false
Display Creator:
SCHOTTLANDER, Bernard
display_creator
SCHOTTLANDER, Bernard
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
10-1806
image_id
10-1806
Image ID
false
Description:
Location: Next to the Crucible Theatre close to Norfolk Street. A Transport Interchange building now stands on this site. Description: A symmetrical composition is made of simple forms and looks naturally balanced, but the parts are actually bolted together. Weight: 8 tons. A plaque commemorating Henry Bessemer is placed inside. Commission: Stuyvesant City Sculpture Project. Temporarily installed in Sheffield for six months from May 8th 1972, under the terms of the Project the city had the option of purchasing the piece, but this was not taken up; it is now installed in Tel Aviv, Israel. Comment: Artist says shape and colour came from the idea of making a memorial to Bessemer. He had noticed that there was none in Sheffield. 'Although I make only large permanent sculpture, this is the first time I have been able to place a piece in a city centre for any length of time'. For whatever reason, the sculpture was one of the few Stuyvesant pieces that wasn't vandalised. For the opening, a baker baked a cake in the shape of the sculpture. Stuyvesant City Sculpture Project 1972: Eight cities participated in the Project whose aim was to extend the experience of art to a wider public by siting sculpture in urban spaces. A piece was sited in Sheffield, but for only a matter of months. This time limit followed the conditions of the Stuyvesant City Sculpture Project, for the commissioned works of art were only on loan or approval to the city in which they were produced. The cities had the option to purchase at the end of the exhibition period, Sheffield did not take up this opportunity. The artists, selected by competition, could nominate city and site. Bernard Schottlander chose Sheffield and some open land next to the Crucible Theatre. The artist says the Crucible Theatre's form was not considered in the design, but in photographs the sculpture looks surprisingly related. The piece was intended as homage to Bessemer and as such, the work would have been handsomely tied to Sheffield, but it is now in Tel Aviv, property of the Tel Aviv Museum. At the piece's opening a local baker made a cake in the shape of the piece. Another work, a nearly 20 ft. column of painted steel by Kenneth Martin, was produced for Sheffield as part of the same Project. It was sited on Arundel Gate. A third work by Nigel Hall never materialised. The Stuyvesant funding extended to only two projects and Hall' s proposal, 'Sky's Edge', which would have situated 7 light beams on the Hyde Park flats hill, was extremely innovative but problematic.
description
Location: Next to the Crucible Theatre close to Norfolk Street. A Transport Interchange building now stands on this site. Description: A symmetrical composition is made of simple forms and looks naturally balanced, but the parts are actually bolted together. Weight: 8 tons. A plaque commemorating Henry Bessemer is placed inside. Commission: Stuyvesant City Sculpture Project. Temporarily installed in Sheffield for six months from May 8th 1972, under the terms of the Project the city had the option of purchasing the piece, but this was not taken up; it is now installed in Tel Aviv, Israel. Comment: Artist says shape and colour came from the idea of making a memorial to Bessemer. He had noticed that there was none in Sheffield. 'Although I make only large permanent sculpture, this is the first time I have been able to place a piece in a city centre for any length of time'. For whatever reason, the sculpture was one of the few Stuyvesant pieces that wasn't vandalised. For the opening, a baker baked a cake in the shape of the sculpture. Stuyvesant City Sculpture Project 1972: Eight cities participated in the Project whose aim was to extend the experience of art to a wider public by siting sculpture in urban spaces. A piece was sited in Sheffield, but for only a matter of months. This time limit followed the conditions of the Stuyvesant City Sculpture Project, for the commissioned works of art were only on loan or approval to the city in which they were produced. The cities had the option to purchase at the end of the exhibition period, Sheffield did not take up this opportunity. The artists, selected by competition, could nominate city and site. Bernard Schottlander chose Sheffield and some open land next to the Crucible Theatre. The artist says the Crucible Theatre's form was not considered in the design, but in photographs the sculpture looks surprisingly related. The piece was intended as homage to Bessemer and as such, the work would have been handsomely tied to Sheffield, but it is now in Tel Aviv, property of the Tel Aviv Museum. At the piece's opening a local baker made a cake in the shape of the piece. Another work, a nearly 20 ft. column of painted steel by Kenneth Martin, was produced for Sheffield as part of the same Project. It was sited on Arundel Gate. A third work by Nigel Hall never materialised. The Stuyvesant funding extended to only two projects and Hall' s proposal, 'Sky's Edge', which would have situated 7 light beams on the Hyde Park flats hill, was extremely innovative but problematic.
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:
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:
member of staff
photographed_by
member of staff
Photographed by
false
Creator:
SCHOTTLANDER, Bernard
creator
SCHOTTLANDER, Bernard
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1924
creator_dates_born
1924
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Dates - Died:
1999
creator_dates_died
1999
Creator Dates - Died
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor.
creator_role
Sculptor.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
German.
nationality
German.
Nationality
false
Creator:
SCHOTTLANDER, Bernard
creator
SCHOTTLANDER, Bernard
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1924
creator_dates_born
1924
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Dates - Died:
1999
creator_dates_died
1999
Creator Dates - Died
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor.
creator_role
Sculptor.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
German.
nationality
German.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Theatres -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Theatres -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Art, Abstract
subject_heading
Art, Abstract
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture, Modern -- 1900-2000
subject_heading
Sculpture, Modern -- 1900-2000
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture, Modern -- 1900-2000
subject_heading
Sculpture, Modern -- 1900-2000
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Art, Abstract
subject_heading
Art, Abstract
Subject Heading
false