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'''Edward Thomas Allington''' (24 June 1951 - 21 September 2017)<ref name="icl">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/news |title=EDWARD ALLINGTON 24 JUNE 1951 - 21 SEPTEMBER 2017 |access-date=2017-09-24}}</ref> was an English artist and sculptor,best known for his part in the 1980s [[New British Sculpture]] movement.<ref name="VABC">{{Cite web |url=http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/collection/artists/allington-edward-1951 |title=Edward Allington (1951 – ) |access-date=2017-09-24}}</ref>
'''Edward Thomas Allington''' (24 June 1951 - 21 September 2017)<ref name="icl">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/news |title=EDWARD ALLINGTON 24 JUNE 1951 - 21 SEPTEMBER 2017 |access-date=2017-09-24}}</ref> was an English artist and sculptor, best known for his part in the 1980s [[New British Sculpture]] movement.<ref name="VABC">{{Cite web |url=http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/collection/artists/allington-edward-1951 |title=Edward Allington (1951 – ) |access-date=2017-09-24}}</ref>


Born at Troutbeck Bridge, [[Westmorland]], Allington studied at Lancaster College of Art from 1968 to 1971, at the [[Central School of Art and Design]] in London from 1971 to 1974<ref name=hughes>Henry Meyric Hughes (2002). [https://books.google.com/books?id=P6NPAAAAMAAJ ''Blast to freeze: British art in the 20th century'']. Ostfildern-Ruit: Hatje Cantz; New York: Distributed Art Publishers. {{ISBN|9783775712484}}. p. 328. Accessed August 2013.</ref> and at the [[Royal College of Art]] from 1983 to 1984. He was a fellow at [[Exeter College of Art and Design]] 1975&ndash;77. He won the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition Prize in 1989, was Gregory Fellow in Sculpture at [[University of Leeds]] 1991–93 and Research Fellow in Sculpture at [[Manchester Metropolitan University]] in 1993. He received a fine art award to work at the [[British School at Rome]] in 1997.
Born at Troutbeck Bridge, [[Westmorland]], Allington studied at Lancaster College of Art from 1968 to 1971, at the [[Central School of Art and Design]] in London from 1971 to 1974<ref name=hughes>Henry Meyric Hughes (2002). [https://books.google.com/books?id=P6NPAAAAMAAJ ''Blast to freeze: British art in the 20th century'']. Ostfildern-Ruit: Hatje Cantz; New York: Distributed Art Publishers. {{ISBN|9783775712484}}. p. 328. Accessed August 2013.</ref> and at the [[Royal College of Art]] from 1983 to 1984. He was a fellow at [[Exeter College of Art and Design]] 1975&ndash;77. He won the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition Prize in 1989, was Gregory Fellow in Sculpture at [[University of Leeds]] 1991–93 and Research Fellow in Sculpture at [[Manchester Metropolitan University]] in 1993. He received a fine art award to work at the [[British School at Rome]] in 1997.
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Allington's work was influenced by his interest in the classical world of Greece and Rome and often included references to architectural details and ancient artifacts.<ref name="JesusCam">{{cite web |url=http://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/news/sculpture/03allington.html |title=Edward Allington |accessdate=2007-03-30 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401144837/http://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/news/sculpture/03allington.html |archivedate=April 1, 2007 |df= }}. Jesus College, Cambridge. Archived 1 April 2007.</ref>
Allington's work was influenced by his interest in the classical world of Greece and Rome and often included references to architectural details and ancient artifacts.<ref name="JesusCam">{{cite web |url=http://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/news/sculpture/03allington.html |title=Edward Allington |accessdate=2007-03-30 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401144837/http://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/news/sculpture/03allington.html |archivedate=April 1, 2007 |df= }}. Jesus College, Cambridge. Archived 1 April 2007.</ref>
His illusionistic drawings were often created on found ledgers and utilised [[oblique projection]].<ref name="cas">{{Cite web |url=http://www.contemporaryartsociety.org/artist-members/edward-allington/ |title=Edward Allington |access-date=2017-09-24}}</ref>
He has exhibited in museums and art galleries throughout the world and is represented in major national and international collections.<ref>[http://london.art49.com/art49/art49london.nsf/0/76C9C953FDA3FC67C1257142006DD3A5?openDocument art49.com - Exhibitions Calendar for modern and contemporary art in London<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
He has exhibited in museums and art galleries throughout the world and is represented in major national and international collections.<ref>[http://london.art49.com/art49/art49london.nsf/0/76C9C953FDA3FC67C1257142006DD3A5?openDocument art49.com - Exhibitions Calendar for modern and contemporary art in London<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Allington lived and worked in London and was a Professor and Head of Graduate Sculpture at [[Slade School of Fine Art]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/people/academic/profile/EALLI00#publications |title=The Slade School of Fine Art: Prof Edward Allington |first= |last= |work=ucl.ac.uk |year=2013 |accessdate=11 May 2013}}</ref> at the [[Slade School of Fine Art]], [[University College London]].
Allington lived and worked in London and was a Professor and Head of Graduate Sculpture at [[Slade School of Fine Art]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/people/academic/profile/EALLI00#publications |title=The Slade School of Fine Art: Prof Edward Allington |first= |last= |work=ucl.ac.uk |year=2013 |accessdate=11 May 2013}}</ref> at the [[Slade School of Fine Art]], [[University College London]].

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Edward Thomas Allington
Born(1951-06-24)24 June 1951
Troutbeck Bridge, Westmorland
Died21 September 2017(2017-09-21) (aged 66)
EducationLancaster College of Art, Central School of Art and Design, Royal College of Art

Edward Thomas Allington (24 June 1951 - 21 September 2017)[1] was an English artist and sculptor, best known for his part in the 1980s New British Sculpture movement.[2]

Born at Troutbeck Bridge, Westmorland, Allington studied at Lancaster College of Art from 1968 to 1971, at the Central School of Art and Design in London from 1971 to 1974[3] and at the Royal College of Art from 1983 to 1984. He was a fellow at Exeter College of Art and Design 1975–77. He won the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition Prize in 1989, was Gregory Fellow in Sculpture at University of Leeds 1991–93 and Research Fellow in Sculpture at Manchester Metropolitan University in 1993. He received a fine art award to work at the British School at Rome in 1997.

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Deluxe vase made whilst a fellow at Exeter College of Art and Design in 1976

His work was included in the group exhibition 'Objects and Sculpture' at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in 1981 and 'The Sculpture Show' at The Hayward Gallery 1983. He has exhibited widely in America, Japan and Europe.[4]

Allington's work was influenced by his interest in the classical world of Greece and Rome and often included references to architectural details and ancient artifacts.[5] His illusionistic drawings were often created on found ledgers and utilised oblique projection.[6] He has exhibited in museums and art galleries throughout the world and is represented in major national and international collections.[7] Allington lived and worked in London and was a Professor and Head of Graduate Sculpture at Slade School of Fine Art[8] at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London.

Edward Allington's sculpture "Tilted Vase" in the centre of Ramsbottom

Major collections

Public works

Publications

  • Edward Allington. (1983). Edward Allington: Drawing towards sculpture. Lisson Gallery.
  • Edward Allington. (1984). In Pursuit of Savage Luxury. Midland Group.
  • Edward Allington. (1985). Edward Allington: Bronzes & drawings. Lisson Gallery London. ISBN 978-0947830038.
  • Edward Allington. (1999). Method for Sorting Cows: Essays 1993-97. Manchester Metropolitan University, Faculty of Art. ISBN 978-1900756037.
  • Edward Allington. (2003). Edward Allington Site Projects. Bury Art Gallery & Museum. ISBN 978-0953891528.
  • Edward Allington. (2005). Re Views: Artists and Public Space. Black Dog Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1904772200.

References

  1. ^ "EDWARD ALLINGTON 24 JUNE 1951 - 21 SEPTEMBER 2017". Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  2. ^ "Edward Allington (1951 – )". Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  3. ^ Henry Meyric Hughes (2002). Blast to freeze: British art in the 20th century. Ostfildern-Ruit: Hatje Cantz; New York: Distributed Art Publishers. ISBN 9783775712484. p. 328. Accessed August 2013.
  4. ^ Edward Allington | 21ST CENTURY BRITISH SCULPTURE
  5. ^ a b "Edward Allington". Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-30. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help). Jesus College, Cambridge. Archived 1 April 2007.
  6. ^ "Edward Allington". Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  7. ^ art49.com - Exhibitions Calendar for modern and contemporary art in London
  8. ^ "The Slade School of Fine Art: Prof Edward Allington". ucl.ac.uk. 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  9. ^ Tate Collection | Ideal Standard Forms by Edward Allington
  10. ^ "Fallen Pediment (Piano) by Edward Allington | CASS Sculpture Foundation". sculpture.org.uk. 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  11. ^ Wyke, Terry (2004). Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester. Liverpool University Press. p. 265. ISBN 0-85323-567-8.
  12. ^ "Tilted Vase". Public Monument and Sculpture Association. Retrieved 3 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Artpoint: Projects
  14. ^ UCLH Internet - New developments - New University College Hospital - Slade art programme
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