Object Details

La Primavera

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Location

Street:Kitsbridge Development
Town:Copthorne
Parish:Worth
Council:Mid Sussex District Council
County:West Sussex
Postcode:RH10
Location on Google Map
Object setting:Road or Wayside
Access is:Public
Location note:Stood outside 1 Calluna Drive on a semi-circular grassed area (later moved)
In the AZ book:West Sussex
Page:12
Grid reference:B2
The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks.

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Makers

Name : Keith McCarter
     Role:Sculptor

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General Information

Commissioned by: Wates Group Ltd. (Construction and Development Company)
Construction period:1979
Installation date:1979
Unveiling date:19/11/1979
Work is:Not sited
Owner custodian:Wates Group Ltd.
Object listing:Not listed
Description:An abstract sculpture resembling a seed from a pine cone.
Iconographical description:Symbolises Spring.

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Classification

Categories:Free Standing, Sculptural, Roadside / Wayside, Abstract
Object type1:Sculpture
Subject type1:Symbolic

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Object Parts

Part 1:Sculpture
     Material:Bronze
     Height (cm):220

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Object Condition


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History

History:Unveiled by Lt. Col. W.R. McKee, TK, JP. Chairman of West Sussex Planning Committee. An introductory speech was given by Michael Wates of Wates Group Ltd. The Construction and Development Company. The sculpture was erected at the start of the development but was then removed by Wates prior to the final phase was complete.
Hard archive file:Yes

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References

Source 1 :
     Title:'Open Air Sculpture in Britain: A Comprehensive Guide'
     Type:Book
     Author:Strachan, W.J.
     Date:00/00/1984
     Publisher:A. Zwemmer Ltd. & Tate Gallery. London.


Further information:
http://www.keith-mccarter.com/

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Photographs


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