One Criterion
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Location
| Street: | Spitalfield Lane |
| Town: | Chichester |
| Parish: | Chichester |
| Council: | Chichester District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | PO19 6SE |
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| Object setting: | Outside building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | 18th Century Courtyard, St. Richard's Hospital |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 140 |
| Grid reference: | D5 |
| 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 : | Vincent Gray A.R.B.S. |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | On long term loan by the artist to St. Richard's Hospital |
| Construction period: | 1996 |
| Installation date: | 1996 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Vincent Gray |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A lifesize statue of the composer and conductor, Leonard Bernstein. The statue, dressed in tails, waistcoat and bow-tie, depicts him in the act of conducting an orchestra. Both hands and arms are raised. In the right hand he holds a conductor’s baton. A piece of music is suspended at waist level as if falling to the floor. Faces west in the courtyard. |
| Iconographical description: | The title is taken from Bernstein’s response to an interview question. When asked what were the principles by which he judged a piece of music, he replied; ‘One criterion…does it exalt me?’ |
| Signatures: | Signature to outer aspect of right heel:
GRAY 1996 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Free Standing |
| Object type1: | Statue |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
| Subject type2: | Portrait |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Statue |
| Material: | Resin |
| Height (cm): | 185 |
| Width (cm): | 110 |
| Depth (cm): | 120 |
| Part 2: | Base |
| Material: | Resin |
| Height (cm): | 30 |
| Width (cm): | 90 |
| Depth (cm): | 90 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 28/07/2008 |
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History
| History: | Since 1992 Vincent Gray has held the position of senior sculptor and assistant to Philip Jackson with the Edward Lawrence Studios, Midhurst. |
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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