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Revision as of 16:03, 17 December 2022

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.[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

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Typ Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Celestial Milton Keynes (in storage) 1969 (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]


Ridirich Seething Lane Garden, Aldgate, City of London 1980 (1980) Bronze 350cm (height) Commemorates the centenary of George Wimpey Ltd.
Questor Godwin Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire 1998 (1998) Metal 600cm (height) Commissioned under the Per Cent for Arts Scheme by the developers, Huntingdon.[2]
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.[2]
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

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