The Watchers (sculpture) explained

The Watchers
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Artist:Lynn Chadwick
Medium:Bronze sculpture
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Imperial Unit:in
Museum:Various

The Watchers is a 1960 bronze sculpture by the British sculptor Lynn Chadwick depicting three abstracted figures whose form is inspired by the Moai.[1]

Four castings were made: these are currently on display in the San Diego Museum of Art's May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden,[2] Roehampton University in London,[3] Loughborough University and Ursinus College, Pennsylvania.[4]

Theft and recasting of figure

One of the three figures at Roehampton University was stolen in 2006, possibly to be sold as scrap metal.[5] [6] [7] The remaining figures were placed into storage shortly afterwards. In 2014, the University obtained permission from Chadwick's estate to recast the missing figure and the sculpture was returned to its original location in full.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sculpture LU Arts Loughborough University . 2022-04-28 . www.lboro.ac.uk . 9 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211009192801/https://www.lboro.ac.uk/arts/arts-collection/sculpture-trail/ . live .
  2. Web site: The Watchers. San Diego Museum of Art. 6 December 2018. 28 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220428144523/http://collection.sdmart.org/objects-1/info/17780. live.
  3. Web site: The Watchers Art UK . 2022-04-28 . artuk.org . en . 28 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220428144519/https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-watchers-266376 . live .
  4. Web site: Artist: Lynn Chadwick . 2023-03-14 . www.ursinus.edu . en.
  5. News: Staff . agencies . 2006-01-24 . Second bronze sculpture stolen . en-GB . The Guardian . 2018-12-07 . 0261-3077 . 7 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181207145726/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2006/jan/24/arttheft.art . live .
  6. Web site: Exhibition, Database to Aid Search for Missing Public Art in England . 2018-12-07 . ArtfixDaily . en . 7 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181207145605/http://www.artfixdaily.com/news_feed/2015/12/15/6998-exhibition-database-to-aid-search-for-missing-public-art-in-engla . live .
  7. Web site: Historic England on a quest to uncover stolen sculpture The Watchers by Stroud's Lynn Chadwick . 2018-12-07 . Stroud News and Journal . 6 January 2016 . en . 7 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181207102849/https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/14186167.historic-england-on-a-quest-to-uncover-stolen-sculpture-the-watchers-by-strouds-lynn-chadwick/ . live .
  8. Web site: Pick . Cheryl . 2 December 2014 . The Return of 'The Watchers' . live . 28 April 2022 . AUDE . 14 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210614023215/https://www.aude.ac.uk/Resources/Documents/Content?g=326e74f5-2f70-43df-9bb6-ed8ba57f0063 .

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