Sior Maschera (Masked Man)
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Location
| Street: | Richmond Road |
| Town: | Worthing |
| Parish: | Worthing |
| Council: | Adur District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN11 |
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| Object setting: | Outside building |
| and in: | Garden |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Sculpture Garden, Worthing Museum & Art Gallery, junction Richmond Road & Chapel Road |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 171 |
| Grid reference: | H2 |
| 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 : | Philip Jackson |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Worthing Museum and Art Gallery |
| Construction period: | c.1992 limited edition resin version of original bronze |
| Installation date: | 1994 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Worthing Museum and Art Gallery |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Standing cloaked figure with wing-shaped hat,in carnival costume, holding gilded mask in front of his face. |
| Iconographical description: | Part of 'The Mask Series’ inspired by the Venetian Carnival |
| Signatures: | Marked at the base:
no. 2/3 of limited edition 2/3 centre back of statue: P. Jackson |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Object type2: | Statue |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Statue |
| Material: | Resin (GRP); gilded mask |
| Height (cm): | 244 |
| Width (cm): | 185 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Bird guano |
| More details: | Some slight staining. In 1995 Jamie Jackson (from Jackson Studios) cleaned and repaired cracks and waxed the front. Marked base no. 2/3 of limited edition |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 06/11/2007 |
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History
| History: | The original bronze version of the statue (1990, edition of 3) was on loan to the gallery during 1993-4; the resin version was purchased and substituted in 1994
(2 files, Worthing Museum & Art Gallery Accession number 1995/56. Gill Trayner (ed) Behind the Mask: News from Philip Jackson’s Studio, no.1, Winter 1995; no.4, Spring 1998; no. 5, Winter 1998/9. ‘A Haven of Quietude Opens’. Worthing Herald, Friday July 9th, 1993) |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'News from Philip Jackson's Studio' |
| Type: | Journal |
| Author: | Trayner, Gill. (ed.) |
| Volume: | 1,4&5 |
| Publisher: | Philip Jackson Studio. |
| Source 2 : | |
| Title: | Worthing Herald |
| Type: | Newspaper |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | /DSC_0015.JPG) Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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