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Angel / Flight

Figure Group
1988 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Terracotta and sculpting marl angel with porcelain and stoneware mixture running figure, modelled and raku-fired, with white crackle glaze and lustre, assembled on concrete base.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sculpture
  • Base
TitleAngel / Flight (assigned by artist)
Brief description
'Angel / Flight' figure group, angel and running figure assembled on concrete base, by Michael Flynn, British, 1988
Physical description
Terracotta and sculpting marl angel with porcelain and stoneware mixture running figure, modelled and raku-fired, with white crackle glaze and lustre, assembled on concrete base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75cm
  • Depth: 78cm
  • Weight: 28.04kg
Object history
Purchased from the exhibition "Carving, Casting and Modelling", organised by Paul Greenhalgh at The Black Bull Gallery, 21st May - 7th June 1990. See information file.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
The Domestic Icon. Ceramic Review. July/August 1989, no.118. p.27, ill.
Collection
Accession number
C.40A, B-1990

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Record createdMay 14, 2008
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