Faces of Olivier
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Location
| Street: | Broyle Road |
| Town: | Chichester |
| Parish: | Chichester |
| Council: | Chichester District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | PO19 |
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| Object setting: | Inside building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | In the Foyer of Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 140 |
| Grid reference: | C5 |
| 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 : | Lawrence Holofcener |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Construction period: | 1984 |
| Installation date: | 1985 |
| Unveiling date: | 05/05/1985 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Chichester Festival Theatre |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A wall mounted sculptural relief comprised of 28 small bronze busts depicting Laurence Olivier in various theatre characters that he played. A large photograph of Olivier is above the sculpture and below there is an explanatory diagram of the various roles depicted. |
| Signatures: | Underside of bottom right hand edge:
L Holofcener 1984 Underside of bottom left hand edge: Laurence OLIVIER |
| Inscription: | A tribute to Laurence Olivier from his Colleagues and Friends in America and Britain. 5 May 1985 Sculptor: Lawrence Holofcener |
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Classification
| Categories: | Commemorative, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | Relief |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject type2: | Portrait |
| Subject subtype1: | Group |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Relief |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Height (cm): | 70 |
| Width (cm): | 100 |
| Depth (cm): | 7 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 01/05/2007 |
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History
| History: | Chichester Festival Theatre was opened in 1962 under the direction of Sir Laurence Olivier. It was designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya and was built during 1960 - 1961. It is now a Grade 2* listed building. It started as the idea of a local ophthalmologist Leslie Evershed-Martin. He raised the £105,000 needed to build the theatre by private fundraising, public subscription and commercial sponsorship. Evershed-Martin asked Sir Laurence Olivier to be the inaugural Artistic Director. During 1962 and 1965 he established at Chichester the founding actors of his National Theatre Company.
The Minerva Theatre was built in the 1980s, making Chichester Festival Theatre the only theatre in the UK to have two thrust stages. The sculpture was unveiled by Sir Laurence Olivier. |
| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
Further information: | |
| http://www.holofcener.com/ | |
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Photographs
Date: 01/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 01/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 01/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 01/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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