Right Leg
2000
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A wax figure of Sir Arthur Gilbert, aged 88, seated and speaking on the phone, wearing the yellow outfit of the Beverly Hills Tennis Club and white tennis shoes
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | wax, resin, hair, glass, paint, leather and various fabrics |
| Brief description | Figure of Sir Arthur Gilbert (1913-2001), wax, resin, glass, hair, paint and other materials, Los Angeles, 2000 |
| Physical description | A wax figure of Sir Arthur Gilbert, aged 88, seated and speaking on the phone, wearing the yellow outfit of the Beverly Hills Tennis Club and white tennis shoes |
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| Object history | This figure of Sir Arthur Gilbert was created for an installation called "Arthur's Office" at the Gilbert Museum in Somerset House, London. This space was a reconstruction of the private office of Sir Arthur Gilbert at his Beverly Hills home, and included original furnishings from his office alongside objects from the Gilbert Collection and personal memorabilia. The figure and furnishing were sent to Somerset House in 2000 and remained on display until the Gilbert Collection was given on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2008. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.1089:4-2008 |
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| Record created | October 30, 2012 |
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