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Revolving Torsion
''Revolving Torsion'' is a 1972–73 kinetic sculpture and fountain by the Russian-born Constructivism (art), Constructivist artist Naum Gabo. It was commissioned for the Tate Gallery and has been on long-term loan to the Guy's and St Thomas' Charity for display at St Thomas' Hospital in Lambeth, London, since 1975. It was designated a Grade II*-listed building in January 2016. The sculpture is the culmination of an idea that Gabo developed from the mid-1920s, to implement the ideas published in his 1920 ''Realistic Manifesto''. He made a series of models and maquettes over the years, including his work of ''Model for "Torsion"'', a small -high Poly(methyl methacrylate), Perspex model; his larger work ''Torsion'' from 1929–37, a -high model also in Perspex; and his 1960–64 ''Torsion (Project for a Fountain)'', an -high bronze maquette. A commission was suggested by Sir Norman Reid (museum director), Norman Reid, director of the Tate Gallery, when he saw the models on a vis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Thomas's Fountain
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Norman Reid (museum Director)
Sir Norman Robert Reid (27 December 1915 – 17 December 2007) was an arts administrator and painter. He served as the Director of the Tate, Tate Gallery from 1964 to 1979. Early life Norman Reid was born in Dulwich, London,Buckman, David (2006), ''Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945'', p.1329, Art Dictionaries, Bristol, 2006, and was the son of Edward Daniel Reid, a shoemaker."Sir Norman Reid—Director who presided over the Tate Gallery's first acquisitions of work by postwar Modernists" ''The Times'', 2007-12-19. Retrieved on 4 October 2008. He was educated at Wilson's Grammar School and won a scholarship to the Edinburgh College of Art, where he studied in the late 1930s and was taught b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outdoor Sculptures In London ''
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Grade II* Listed Buildings In The London Borough Of Lambeth
There are over 9,000 Grade I listed buildings and 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This is a list of these buildings in the London Borough of Lambeth Lambeth () is a London boroughs, London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London. Its name was recorded in 1062 as ''Lambehitha'' ("landing place for lambs") and in 1255 as ''Lambeth''. The geographical centre of London .... Grade I Grade II* Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lambeth Lists of Grade I listed buildings in London Lists of Grade II* listed buildings in London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 In Art
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** Bangladesh revolutionary leader Siraj Sikder is killed by police while in custody. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , killing 12 people. * January 7 – OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%. * January 10–February 9 – The flight of ''Soyuz 17'' with the crew of Georgy Grechko and Aleksei Gubarev aboard the ''Salyut 4'' space station. * January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Portugal an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westminster Bridge Road
Westminster Bridge Road is a road in London, England. It runs on an east–west axis and passes through the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. Between 1740 and 1746, the Commissioners of Westminster Bridge bought land from the Archbishop of Canterbury and ground in Lambeth Marsh from the Lord Mayor and Commonalty of the City of London for the approach to the bridge on the southern (then- Surrey) side. This was the start of Westminster Bridge Road. The route From the western end, the road starts as the A302 on the east side of the County Hall roundabout, where Westminster Bridge, York Road and the A3036 Lambeth Palace Road intersect. It then passes under the railway viaduct south of Waterloo station and crosses Lower Marsh before reaching the junction at Lambeth North Underground station (named ''Westminster Bridge Road station'' July 1906 — April 1917. There Baylis Road, Hercules Road and the A23 branch off, the latter southward as Kennington Road. The road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Thames
The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn. The river rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea near Tilbury, Essex and Gravesend, Kent, via the Thames Estuary. From the west it flows through Oxford (where it is sometimes called the Isis), Reading, Berkshire, Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor. The Thames also drains the whole of Greater London. In August 2022, the source of the river moved five miles to beyond Somerford Keynes due to the heatwave in July 2022. The lower reaches of the river are called the Tideway, derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington Lock. Its tidal section includes most of its London stretch and has a rise and fall of . From Oxford to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alistair McAlpine
Robert Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green (14 May 1942 – 17 January 2014) was a British businessman, politician and author who was an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. McAlpine was descended from the McAlpine baronets who made their fortune in the construction industry. McAlpine held a variety of jobs before becoming prominent in British politics in the 1980s as the treasurer and a major fundraiser of the Conservative Party. A close ally of Thatcher, McAlpine did not support her successor as Prime Minister John Major, and later joined James Goldsmith's Referendum Party. McAlpine later rejoined the Conservatives but resigned his seat in the House of Lords. Outside politics McAlpine was prominent in a variety of business developments in Australia as well as being an art collector and memoirist. Early life and business career McAlpine was born at The Dorchester in Mayfair, London. His great-grandfather was "Concrete Bob", Robert McAlpine, the first o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stainless Metalcraft , the second national flag of the Confederate States of America
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Stainless may refer to: * Stainless steel, a corrosion-resistant metal alloy * Stainless Games, a British video game developer * Stainless Broadcasting Company, a TV broadcaster based in Michigan, US * Stainless Banner The flags of the Confederate States of America have a history of three successive designs during the American Civil War. The flags were known as the "Stars and Bars", used from 1861 to 1863; the "Stainless Banner", used from 1863 to 1865; and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stainless Steel
Stainless steel is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains at least 11% chromium and may contain elements such as carbon, other nonmetals and metals to obtain other desired properties. Stainless steel's corrosion resistance, resistance to corrosion results from the chromium, which forms a Passivation (chemistry), passive film that can protect the material and self-healing material, self-heal in the presence of oxygen. The alloy's properties, such as luster and resistance to corrosion, are useful in many applications. Stainless steel can be rolled into Sheet metal, sheets, plates, bars, wire, and tubing. These can be used in cookware, cutlery, surgical instruments, major appliances, vehicles, construction material in large buildings, industrial equipment (e.g., in paper mills, chemical plants, water treatment), and storage tanks and tankers for chemicals and food products. The biological cleanability of stainless steel is superior to both alumi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poly(methyl Methacrylate)
Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) belongs to a group of materials called engineering plastics. It is a transparent thermoplastic. PMMA is also known as acrylic, acrylic glass, as well as by the trade names and brands Crylux, Plexiglas, Acrylite, Astariglas, Lucite, Perclax, and Perspex, among several others ( see below). This plastic is often used in sheet form as a lightweight or shatter-resistant alternative to glass. It can also be used as a casting resin, in inks and coatings, and for many other purposes. Although not a type of familiar silica-based glass, the substance, like many thermoplastics, is often technically classified as a type of glass, in that it is a non-crystalline vitreous substance—hence its occasional historic designation as ''acrylic glass''. Chemically, it is the synthetic polymer of methyl methacrylate. It was developed in 1928 in several different laboratories by many chemists, such as William Chalmers, Otto Röhm, and Walter Bauer, and first brought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naum Gabo Fountain 02
Naum may refer to: People Given name * Saint Naum (c. 830–910), medieval Bulgarian writer and missionary *Naum (biblical figure) or Nahum, a minor prophet; or a figure mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus * Naum (metropolitan) (born 1961), Macedonian Orthodox metropolitan of the Diocese of Strumica * Naum Akhiezer (1901–1980), Soviet mathematician *Naum Babaev (born 1977), Russian entrepreneur *Naum Batkoski (born 1978), Macedonian footballer *Naum Birman (1924–1989), Soviet theater and film director * Naum Bozda (1784-1853), Serbian merchant and philanthropist * Naum Faiq (1868–1930), Assyrian nationalist * Naum Il'ich Feldman (1918–1994), Soviet mathematician * Naum Gabo (1890–1977), Russian sculptor *Naum Gurvich (1905–1981), Soviet-Jewish cardiac physician *Naum Idelson (1885–1951), Soviet astronomer *Naum Kleiman (born 1937), Russian historian of cinema *Naum Koen (born 1981), UAE-based Israeli-Ukrainian businessman *Naum Kove (born 1963), Albanian footballer *Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
