Reg Butler
Standing Figure (Circus)
About this artwork
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title:Standing Figure (Circus)
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accession number:GMA 5187
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materials:Bronze (5/8)
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date created:1959
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measurements:overall: 67 cm x 20 cm x 19 cm
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credit line:Donated by Eric and Jean Cass through the Contemporary Art Society 2012
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copyright:© Estate of Reg Butler
Reg Butler
Reg Butler
Reg Butler was born in Hertfordshire. Although he trained as an architect, he began making sculptures in 1944, while working as a blacksmith during the Second World War. In 1950 Butler abandoned a career in architecture and became the first Gregory Fellow in Sculpture at Leeds University. He also began…