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Judith Bluck (1936–2011) was a British sculptor known for her large scale public works in a variety of materials but most notably in bronze and brick.
Bluck was born in London and originally focused on photography, painting and engraving but eventually came to concentrate on large sculptural commissions, often working with pressed bricks. Bluck was elected a fellow of the
* Six relief panels in bronze and resin on the life of ''St Francis of Assisi'', 1974, Bristol. The works were destroyed in September 2008 when the office site where they were situated was re-developed.
* ''Crucible Fountain'', 1979, Sheffield.
* ''Small Workhorse'', 1985, Ealing Broadway.
* ''Legend of the Iron Gates'', 1989, Wilmslow.
* ''Sheep'', Milton Keynes.
* ''Otter Group'' fountain, The Lanes, Carlise.
* Security Doors, Crown Court, Portsmouth. Bluck also created five insignia designs for Crown Court and prisons.
* ''Natural Force II'', entrance hall of Yorkshire Building Society, Bradford.
* ''Jimmy Dyer'', Carlise.
* ''Boy on a Capstain'', Whitehaven.
Biography
Bluck was born in London and originally focused on photography, painting and engraving but eventually came to concentrate on large sculptural commissions, often working with pressed bricks. Bluck was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors
The Royal Society of Sculptors is a British charity established in 1905 which promotes excellence in the art and practice of sculpture. Its headquarters are a centre for contemporary sculpture on Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, London. It ...
in 1978, was a member of the Society of Portrait Sculptors and of the Art Workers Guild. Her 24 metre long brick relief, ''The Legend of the Iron Gates'' for the Sainsbury's supermarket in Wilmslow was awarded the Otto Beit Medal by the Royal Society of British Sculptors in 1989. Bluck won both bronze and silver medals from the Societe des Artistes Francais in Paris. As well as Britain and France, Bluck's work has also been exhibited in the United States and in New Zealand.
Selected public works
* Six relief panels in bronze and resin on the life of ''St Francis of Assisi'', 1974, Bristol. The works were destroyed in September 2008 when the office site where they were situated was re-developed.
* ''Crucible Fountain'', 1979, Sheffield.
* ''Small Workhorse'', 1985, Ealing Broadway.
* ''Legend of the Iron Gates'', 1989, Wilmslow.
* ''Sheep'', Milton Keynes.
* ''Otter Group'' fountain, The Lanes, Carlise.
* Security Doors, Crown Court, Portsmouth. Bluck also created five insignia designs for Crown Court and prisons.
* ''Natural Force II'', entrance hall of Yorkshire Building Society, Bradford.
* ''Jimmy Dyer'', Carlise.
* ''Boy on a Capstain'', Whitehaven.
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bluck, Judith 1936 births 2011 deaths 20th-century British sculptors 20th-century English women artists 21st-century British sculptors 21st-century English women artists English women sculptors Modern sculptors Sculptors from London