Keith McCarter
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Keith McCarter is a Scottish sculptor, with several works on public display.
Career
[edit | edit source]McCarter was born in Edinburgh in 1936 and studied at Edinburgh College of Art.[1] He received an Andrew Grant Scholarship which allowed him to travel through Europe including Scandinavia, in 1960 and 1961.[1] He then lived in America until 1963, working for Steuben Glass as a designer.[1] Returning to the UK, he was from 1964 to 1968 a visiting lecturer at Hornsey College of Art.[1]
He is known for his abstract sculptural relief in concrete, Celestial, which was commissioned by, and from 1969 to 2011 adorned the Southampton headquarters of, Ordnance Survey.[2] As of December 2022, it was stored in a field in Milton Keynes, while a new home for it was sought.[2]
As his career progressed, he switched from working in concrete to metal.[2]
Several of his works of public art are on display.[1]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]McCarter's brother Graham also studied art, at Guildford Art College.[2] In later life, McCarter became a full-time carer for his wife, Brenda. She died in 2022.[2]
Works
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Date | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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| File:Former Ordnance Survey HQ, Maybush, Southampton - geograph.org.uk - 2248358.jpg | Celestial | Milton Keynes (in storage) | 1969 | Concrete[2] | Seen on the former Ordnance Survey HQ, Maybush, Southampton in January 2011.
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| File:Keith McCarter - Abstract Wall Relief (Glasgow) from left.jpg | Abstract Wall Relief | Elmbank Gardens, Glasgow Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
1971 (circa) | Concrete | 260 × 2340cm | 19, 130cm wide pre-cast concrete blocks, made in conjunction with R. Seifert Company and Partnership[1]
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| File:Ridirich sculpture, Aldgate, City of London.JPG | Ridirich | Aldgate, City of London | 1980 | Bronze | 350cm (height) | Commemorates the centenary of George Wimpey Ltd.
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| The Observer | 1020 19th Street, N.W., Washington DC Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
1983 | Bronze | Barnes, Morris, Pardoe, Foster[3] |
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| Questor | Godwin Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
1998 | Metal | 600cm (height) | Commissioned under the Per Cent for Arts Scheme by the developers, Huntingdon.[1]
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| File:Helios by Keith McCarter, NNUH, Norwich (5039361239).jpg | Helios | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital | 2001 | Stainless steel & granite | 201 × 201 × 82cm | Commissioned by the Hospital Arts Project, sponsored by Octagon Healthcare Ltd.[1]
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| File:Aspiration - geograph.org.uk - 3052814.jpg | Aspiration | Riverside Business Park, Greenock Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
Steel |
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References
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External links
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