William Kineton Parkes (1865–1938) was an

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art historian Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today, ...

and

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, known best for his publication concerning

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable ...

and his 1914

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novel ''Hardware: A Novel in Four Books''. Parkes was born in

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, one of six children of William Parkes, who worked in Birmingham's jewellery trade. He was educated at King Edward's Grammar School in Aston and at

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, a predecessor of the

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. From 1891 to 1911 he was principal of the Nicholson Institute, Leek. During 1922 he published his two volume survey ''Sculpture of Today''. The papers for this work and an unpublished third volume are possessed by the

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. A second two volume work ''The Art of Carved Sculpture'' was published in 1931. He was a regular contributor to magazines such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Studio''.

References

External links

"The Forgotten Kineton Parkes Questionnaires", by Cathy Corbett, ''3rd Dimension'', 28 April 2016

"William Kineton Parkes and sculptors of the twenties"

"Considering national art from a distance: Kineton Parkes and his reflections on contemporary sculpture made in Spain", by Cristina Rodríguez-Samaniego, ''Sculpture Journal,'' vol.25, issue1, 2016
1865 births 1938 deaths Alumni of the University of Birmingham {{UK-art-historian-stub