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Keith McCarter | |
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| Born | 1936  Edinburgh |
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| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Website | https://www.keith-mccarter.com/ |
Keith McCarter is a Scottish sculptor.[1]
McCarter was born in Edinburgh in 1936 and studied at Edinburgh College of Art.[2] He received an Andrew Grant Scholarship which allowed hi to travel through Europe including Scandinavia, in 1960 and 1961.[2] He then lived in America until 1963, working for Steuben Glass as a designer.[2] Returning to the UK, he was from 1964 to 1968 a visiting lecturer at Hornsey College of Art.[2]
He is known for his sculptural relief in concrete, Celestial, which was commissioned by and from 1969 to 2011 adorned the Southampton headquarters of Ordnance Survey.[1] As of December 2022, it was stored in a field in Milton Keynes, while a new home for it was sought.[1]
As his career progressed, he switched from working in concrete to metal.[1]
Personal life
McCarter's brother Graham also studied art, at Guildford Art College.[1] In later like, McCarter became a full-time carer for his wife, Brenda. She died in 2022.[1]
Works
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| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates |
Date | Typ | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Celestial | Milton Keynes (in storage) | 1969 | Concrete[1] | Seen on the former Ordnance Survey HQ, Maybush, Southampton in January 2011. | ||||
| Abstract Wall Relief | Charing Cross Complex, Elmbank Lane, Glasgow | 1972 (circa) | 260 × 2340cm | 19, 130cm wide pre-cast concrete blocks, made in conjunction with R. Seifert Company and Partnership[2] | |||||
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Aspiration | Riverside Business Park, Greenock | Steel | ||||||
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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.[2] | |||
| Questor | Godwin Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire | 1998 | Metal | 600cm (height) | Commissioned under the Per Cent for Arts Scheme by the developers, Huntingdon.[2] | ||||
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Ridirich | Seething Lane Garden, Aldgate, City of London | 1980 | Bronze | 350cm (height) | Commemorates the centenary of George Wimpey Ltd.
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