Viewing of an open-air exhibition of sculpture held at Battersea Park, London.
Battersea Park, London.
C/U of a large, egg-shaped sculpture entitled 'Large Object' by Hubert Dalwood; this is part of an open-air sculpture exhibition in the park. M/S of a man and woman looking at another sculpture, the 'Glenkiln Cross' by sculptor Henry Moore; C/U tilt down of this 11ft high sculpture; it has a large bone-like top merging into an irregular column.
Nice M/S in the park; some people sit on a grassy bank and look at the sculptures in view, others walk about; pan right to show some young people sitting on the grass before a sculpture and sketching. M/S of these two girls and one young man. M/S and C/U of 'Diogenist', worked in Hopton Wood stone by Mark Batten, President of The Royal Society of British Sculpture; it shows an ancient Greek-style man drinking from a bowl. M/S of the park; to the right can be seen a sculpture by Karel Vogel called 'Boy'.
M/S and C/U of a multi-pod shaped bronze sculpture called 'Shepherd of the Clouds' by French sculptor Jean Arp. M/S and C/U tilt up of another bronze, 'Signal' by Andre Bloc'; it looks like numerous rectangular shapes moulded together like sticklebricks.
L/S of people looking at 'Mother and Child' and 'Ecce Homo', both by Sir Jacob Epstein. M/S and C/U of 'Ecce Homo' ('Behold the Man'); a rather dour looking, square-ish man in white stone from 1935. Commentator informs us this recently caused a sensation when it was offered to Selby Abbey and turned down. M/S of a woman looking at a sculpture carved in mulberry wood by R B Claughton called 'Queen Matilda'. C/U of the woman looking and of the head of the figure, wearing a crown.
Note: No print for this issue. There are several news articles on file and a leaflet about the exhibition. Unfortunately, we do not get to see 'Baigneurs' by Picasso from this exhibition.
Unknown user says
"Hoptonwood stone" should read Hopton Wood stone.
"Vogel" is Karel Vogel.
Unknown user says
Thanks.