Object Details

Sior Maschera (Masked Man)

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Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright for Photograph:

Creative Commons

Location

Street:Richmond Road
Town:Worthing
Parish:Worthing
Council:Adur District Council
County:West Sussex
Postcode:BN11
Location on Google Map
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




Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons




Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons




Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons

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