Hubert Cyril Dalwood ARA (2 June 1924 – 2 November 1976) was a British sculptor. He was widely known as 'Nibs'.[1]
Life edit
Dalwood was born on 2 June 1924 at 78 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol. He was apprenticed to the Bristol Aeroplane Company (1940–44), and attended the Bristol School of Art part-time. After national service in the Royal Navy, he studied at Bath Academy of Art. He was a teacher of sculpture at several institutions over the years. In 1956 he was one of the first members of the 56 Group Wales.[2]
He married Mary Nicolson and they had two daughters. They divorced in 1963 and he married Caroline Gaunt with whom he had two sons. They divorced in 1974. He died 2 November 1976 in St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.[1]
Artwork edit
In 1959 he won first prize at the John Moores exhibition in Liverpool for his ovoid Large Object and won the David Bright prize at the 1962 Venice Biennale.[1] From 1959 to 1962 he was engaged on a commission to construct a large cast aluminium relief mural (6.4 x 6.1 m) for the new Bodington Hall student accommodation complex at the University of Leeds. The significance of this work was considered such that the building was scheduled Grade II listed on grounds that he was a leading sculptor; it represented his first large scale output in his great period, and its high aesthetic quality.[3] When the Hall was demolished, the mural was transferred to another University of Leeds building.[3]
Selected works edit
- Standing Draped Figure 1954[4]
- Lucca 1958[5]
- Large Object 1959[6]
- O.A.S. Assassins 1962[7]
- Maquette for 'Arbor' 1971[8]
- The Metal Tree, Haymarket Centre and Leicester Haymarket Theatre, Belgrave Gate, Leicester, Leicestershire. 1974.
Bibliography edit
- The Sculpture of Hubert Dalwood by Chris Stephens (1999) published: The Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund Humphries ISBN 0-85331-786-0.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Dalwood, Hubert Cyril". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/64394. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Artists in the Archives: 60 Years of 56 Group Wales". National Library of Wales. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Hubert Dalwood Mural (1412199)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "'Standing Draped Figure', Hubert Dalwood". Tate. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "'Lucca', Hubert Dalwood". Tate. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "'Large Object', Hubert Dalwood". Tate. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "'O.A.S. Assassins', Hubert Dalwood". Tate. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Maquette for Arbor, Hubert Dalwood". Tate. 15 January 1972. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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