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A photograph of a sculpture of three people caught in a walking motion. They are loosely sculpted in a brown medium. A photograph of a sculpture of three people caught in a walking motion. They are loosely sculpted in a brown medium

George Fullard, Three Women, 1958. Image courtesy of the Fullard Estate. Photo Sheffield Museums.

George Fullard, Three Women, 1958. Image courtesy of the Fullard Estate. Photo Sheffield Museums.

George Fullard: Living in a Sculpture

Sat 14 January - Sat 1 July 2023

Graves Gallery

George Fullard (1923–73) is one of Sheffield’s most celebrated artists. This new exhibition marked 100 years since his birth and brought together a wide range of his drawings and sculpture to explore his work and the influences and experiences that shaped it.

 

Living in a Sculpture presented over 30 works, drawn from Sheffield’s own collection alongside a series of key loans. Beyond the exhibition, Fullard’s works are familiar Sheffield landmarks – you’ll find his sculptures outside the Winter Garden and in the Upper Chapel courtyard.

In collaboration with the George Fullard Estate and Gallery Pangolin.

This exhibition has now closed

Graves Gallery

(Above the Central Library)

Surrey Street

Sheffield

S1 1XZ

A photograph of a sculpture of three people caught in a walking motion. They are loosely sculpted in a brown medium

George Fullard, Three Women, 1958.

Image courtesy Gallery Pangolin

Exhibition highlights

  • A statue of a mother and child in situ outside a house, amid greenery. The mother is sat on a stool wearing high heels, balancing the young child on her knee.

    George Fullard, Mother And Child, 1956.

    Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin

  • A black and white photograph of George Fullard. It's a close portrait, focused on his face. He has short curly hair, a moustache and wears a button up jacket. One of his human sculptures is visible behind him, just out of focus.

    George Fullard In His Studio At Park Walk.

    Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin. Photo Frank Monaco

  • A pencil and watercolour sketch of a soldier, trying to protect himself from a blast behind him.

    George Fullard, Soldier, Date Unknown.

    Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin

  • A drawing of a mother and child in the rain. The mother is wearing a large rain mac, pulled up over her head, with a child sheltering under the coat on her right. It looks like a watercolour painting in sepia tones.

    George Fullard, Mother And Child In Rain, 1954.

    Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin

  • A black and white photograph of George Fullard in his studio. He sits on a chair on the right of the image, surrounded by the humanoid sculptures that tower above him. The floor is messy, strewn with newspaper and tools.

    George Fullard In His Studio At Park Walk, May 1958.

    Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin. Photo Frank Monaco

  • A photograph of a sculpture. A metallic female body is shown stretching a top a stone plinth.

    George Fullard, Girl Stretching, 1952.

    Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin

  • A charcoal and pencil etching of a human face, quite elongated.

    George Fullard, Head, 1955.

    Photography © Steve Russell Studios Ltd. Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin

  • A found object sculpture, consisting of all dark brown objects. A small desk is at the bottom, with a cupboard door and window frame standing a top of it. A selection of metal objects, including a small cannon, is on top of the cupboard door. It's photographed in a white walled gallery setting.

    George Fullard, Mounted Infant, 1956.

    Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin

  • An abstract drawing, consisting of swirling black lines, yellow squares, and some smaller red and blue shapes.

    George Fullard, Abstracted Head, Date Unknown.

    Photography © Steve Russell Studios Ltd. Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin

  • A statue of a mother and child in situ outside a house, amid greenery. The mother is sat on a stool wearing high heels, balancing the young child on her knee.

    George Fullard, Mother And Child, 1956.

    Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin

  • A black and white photograph of George Fullard. It's a close portrait, focused on his face. He has short curly hair, a moustache and wears a button up jacket. One of his human sculptures is visible behind him, just out of focus.

    George Fullard In His Studio At Park Walk.

    Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin. Photo Frank Monaco

  • A pencil and watercolour sketch of a soldier, trying to protect himself from a blast behind him.

    George Fullard, Soldier, Date Unknown.

    Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin

  • A drawing of a mother and child in the rain. The mother is wearing a large rain mac, pulled up over her head, with a child sheltering under the coat on her right. It looks like a watercolour painting in sepia tones.

    George Fullard, Mother And Child In Rain, 1954.

    Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin

  • A black and white photograph of George Fullard in his studio. He sits on a chair on the right of the image, surrounded by the humanoid sculptures that tower above him. The floor is messy, strewn with newspaper and tools.

    George Fullard In His Studio At Park Walk, May 1958.

    Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin. Photo Frank Monaco

  • A photograph of a sculpture. A metallic female body is shown stretching a top a stone plinth.

    George Fullard, Girl Stretching, 1952.

    Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin

  • A charcoal and pencil etching of a human face, quite elongated.

    George Fullard, Head, 1955.

    Photography © Steve Russell Studios Ltd. Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin

  • A found object sculpture, consisting of all dark brown objects. A small desk is at the bottom, with a cupboard door and window frame standing a top of it. A selection of metal objects, including a small cannon, is on top of the cupboard door. It's photographed in a white walled gallery setting.

    George Fullard, Mounted Infant, 1956.

    Image Courtesy Gallery Pangolin

 

 

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