Sydney Harpley
Sydney Charles Harpley RA (19 April 1927 in London, England - 9 March 1992 ) was a British sculptor. He was elected to the Academy of Realist Art (ARA) on 25 Apr 1974 and the Royal Academy (R.A) on 24 Mar 1981.[1][2] His first major sale was Little girl circa 1956, a statue of a seated school girl, now in the Museum of New Zealand. The naturalness of the pose is considered to be due to his experience modelling artificial limbs in the late 1940s.[3]
Other works include Study of Josephine Harpley (the artist's wife) on a Rope Hammock and Reading a Book. Mostly held privately. Some street sculpture in Hemel Hempstead new town from 1962.[4] The joy of cycling in the Singapore Botanical Gardens Dated 1987.[5]
References
- ^ Sydney Harpley Royal Academy of Arts. Accessed Feb 2015
- ^ Sydney Harpley At the National Portrait Gallery. Accessed Feb 2015
- ^ Sydney C. Harpley [1927-1992 - Little girl Museum of New Zealand. Accessed Feb 2015
- ^ Sydney Harpley Mutual Art . Accessed Feb 2015.
- ^ The joy of cycling Copenhagenize, 15 August 2011. Accessed Feb 2015
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