''Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951'' (''Mapping Sculpture'') is an online

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and their works. It is the result of a three-year research programme, funded by the

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and the

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. The project was a partnership between

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, the

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and the

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, with systems development being carried out by the

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. The project represents the first authoritative study of sculptors, related businesses and trades, art infrastructures, professional networks and cultural geographies, between the

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, and the

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in 1951. The database contains over 50,000 records about sculptural practice. ''Mapping Sculpture'' was originated by Ann Compton (Institute of Art History, University of Glasgow), who served as Project Director and Editor, with Professor Alison Yarrington (University of Glasgow, now University of Hull) as Principal Investigator and Dr Marjorie Trusted (Victoria and Albert Museum) as Co-Investigator. HATII's Matthew Barr was the Systems Developer. A special issue of the
Sculpture Journal
', devoted to the ''Mapping Sculpture'' project, was published in December 2012.

External links

*
Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951
'

References

* Online databases Arts databases 19th-century British artists 19th-century Irish artists 20th-century British sculptors 20th-century Irish artists {{database-stub