William McCance
Abstract Cat
About this artwork
In the 1920s, William McCance was a prolific sculptor as well as painter and printmaker. Lack of money meant his sculptures were often made of cheap materials (clayslip in this case) and on a small scale, not able to afford to have large bronze casts made of them.
Updated before 2020
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artist:William McCance (1894 - 1970) Scottish
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title:Abstract Cat
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date created:About 1922 - 1924
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materials:Clayslip, glazed
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measurements:9.40 x 15.20 x 8.60 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Given by Dr Margaret McCance 1992
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accession number:GMA 3620
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William McCance
William McCance
McCance was born in a suburb of Glasgow and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1911-5. In 1918 he married a fellow student, Agnes Miller Parker (one of Britain's leading wood-engravers), and they moved to London two years later. In the early 1920s McCance developed a machine-inspired, near...
