Sculpture | Level 1

Anthony Abrahams

‘Figure with Bird’ was made by constructing a wood and steel armature, covering it in plaster, and then casting in bronze. Texture is very important to Anthony's sculptures. His works show the marks of how they were made: chisel marks, scratches and the evidence of construction are preserved.

Perhaps because bronze – which is strong and doesn’t decay, but still shows all the delicate marks of construction - it can represent both human strength and frailty.

'Figure with a Bird' was recently relocated to the entrance to the 'Forget Me Not' baby memorial garden. Because of where it is, some think the figure with her slightly rounded belly is pregnant.

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Anthony Abrahams (b.1926) studied at the University of Cambridge, where he read English, and then went on to study painting at the Anglo-French Art Centre in London. He is known for his distinctive figurative sculptures.

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