Keith McCarter | |
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Born | 1936
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Occupation |
Sculptor
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Website |
https://www.keith-mccarter.com/
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Keith McCarter is a Scottish sculptor, with several works on public display.
McCarter was born in Edinburgh in 1936 and studied at Edinburgh College of Art. [1] He received an Andrew Grant Scholarship which allowed him to travel through Europe including Scandinavia, in 1960 and 1961. [1] He then lived in America until 1963, working for Steuben Glass as a designer. [1] Returning to the UK, he was from 1964 to 1968 a visiting lecturer at Hornsey College of Art. [1]
He is known for his abstract sculptural relief in concrete, Celestial, which was commissioned by, and from 1969 to 2011 adorned the Southampton headquarters of, Ordnance Survey. [2] As of December 2022, it was stored in a field in Milton Keynes, while a new home for it was sought. [2]
As his career progressed, he switched from working in concrete to metal. [2]
Several of his works of public art are on display. [1]
McCarter's brother Graham also studied art, at Guildford Art College. [2] In later like, McCarter became a full-time carer for his wife, Brenda. She died in 2022. [2]
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Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Celestial | Milton Keynes (in storage) | 1969 | Concrete [2] | Seen on the former Ordnance Survey HQ, Maybush, Southampton in January 2011. | ||||
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Abstract Wall Relief |
Elmbank Gardens, Glasgow 55°51′54″N 4°16′11″W / 55.864969°N 4.269713°W |
1971 (circa) | Concrete | 260 × 2340cm | 19, 130cm wide pre-cast concrete blocks, made in conjunction with R. Seifert Company and Partnership
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Ridirich | Aldgate, City of London | 1980 | Bronze | 350cm (height) | Commemorates the centenary of George Wimpey Ltd. | |||
The Observer | 1020 19th Street, N.W.,
Washington DC 38°54′11.5″N 77°2′37.0″W / 38.903194°N 77.043611°W |
1983 | Bronze | Barnes, Morris, Pardoe, Foster [3] | |||||
Questor | Godwin Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire 53°47′35″N 1°45′21″W / 53.7929489°N 1.755904°W |
1998 | Metal | 600cm (height) | Commissioned under the Per Cent for Arts Scheme by the developers, Huntingdon. [1] | ||||
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Helios | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital | 2001 | Stainless steel & granite | 201 × 201 × 82cm | Commissioned by the Hospital Arts Project, sponsored by Octagon Healthcare Ltd. [1] | |||
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Aspiration | Riverside Business Park, Greenock 55°56′24″N 4°43′13″W / 55.940035°N 4.720227°W |
Steel |
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