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| image = Keith McCarter - Abstract Wall Relief (Glasgow) from left.jpg
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| subject = Abstract Wall Relief
| subject = Abstract Wall Relief
| location = Charing Cross Complex, Glasgow
| location = [[Elmbank Gardens]], Glasgow
| date = 1972 (circa)<!-- {{Start date|YYYY}} -->
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| material = Concrete
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| subject = ''Ridirich''
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| location = Seething Lane Garden, [[Aldgate]], City of London
| location = [[Aldgate]], City of London
| date = {{Start date|1980}}
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Latest revision as of 23:19, 31 October 2023

Keith McCarter
Born1936 Edit this on Wikidata
Edinburgh Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationSculptor Edit this on Wikidata
Websitehttps://www.keith-mccarter.com/ Edit this on Wikidata

Keith McCarter is a Scottish sculptor, with several works on public display.

Career

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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]

Personal life

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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]

Works

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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates
Date Typ Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Celestial Milton Keynes (in storage) 1969 (1969) Concrete[2] Seen on the former Ordnance Survey HQ, Maybush, Southampton in January 2011.
Abstract Wall Relief Elmbank Gardens, Glasgow

55°51′54″N 4°16′11″W / 55.864969°N 4.269713°W / 55.864969; -4.269713
1971 (circa) Concrete 260 × 2340cm 19, 130cm wide pre-cast concrete blocks, made in conjunction with R. Seifert Company and Partnership[1]


Ridirich Aldgate, City of London 1980 (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 / 38.903194; -77.043611
1983 (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 / 53.7929489; -1.755904
1998 (1998) Metal 600cm (height) Commissioned under the Per Cent for Arts Scheme by the developers, Huntingdon.[1]
Helios Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital 2001 (2001) Stainless steel & granite 201 × 201 × 82cm Commissioned by the Hospital Arts Project, sponsored by Octagon Healthcare Ltd.[1]
Aspiration Riverside Business Park, Greenock

55°56′24″N 4°43′13″W / 55.940035°N 4.720227°W / 55.940035; -4.720227
Steel


References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "McCarter, Keith, b.1936". Art UK. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Major, Kirsty (15 December 2022). "How did a giant sculpture end up gathering moss in a field?". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture! (1993). "The Observer (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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