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Levitating Woman or The Dreamer |
Quentin Bell
1982 |
Sculpture of a woman who seems to be hanging in the air.
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Quentin Bell (1910-1996) Professor of Fine Art University of Leeds, 1959-67 Levitating Woman / The Dreamer 1982 Gift of Stanley Burton, 1982 |
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PUBLIC ART ON CAMPUS QUENTIN BELL (1910-1996) LEVITATING FIGURE, KNOWN AS 'THE DREAMER' 1982, fibreglass with internal steel armature Gift of Stanley Burton, 1982 Bell was the son of Vanessa and Clive Bell and the nephew of Virginia Woolf. A renowned art historian and ceramic artist, he was appointed Head of Fine Art at the University of Leeds in 1959, later Professor, until 1967. In 1978, the philanthropist Stanley Burton suggested acqulring a work by Bell for the University of Leeds campus. A levitating figure was proposed - a recurrent theme in Bell's art, inspired by a conjuror's trick he saw as a child. The work was cast in fibreglass with a steel armature and originally sited near the Edward Boyle Library. An exciting interdisciplinary partnership emerged with the Department of Civil Engineering, who designed the sculpture's internal armature and oversaw installation of the work, which was unveiled by Burton in October 1982. One of the most popular public artworks on campus, it was moved from the Edward Boyle Library to the courtyard of the Baines Wing coffee bar, beforen finally being located here. It is commonly known on campus as The Dreamer, but it is not clear when this title was acquired. |
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