Dame Elisabeth Frink

1930–1993

Dame Elisabeth Frink, ‘Goggle Head’ 1969
Goggle Head 1969
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In Tate Britain

Figure Totem Beast: Sculpture in Britain in the 1950s

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In Tate St Ives

Modern Art and St Ives: Meaning and Material in the 1950s

In Tate Britain

Walk Through British Art: 1950

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Biography

Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink (14 November 1930 – 18 April 1993) was an English sculptor and printmaker. Her Times obituary noted the three essential themes in her work as "the nature of Man; the 'horseness' of horses; and the divine in human form".

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Artworks

Dame Elisabeth Frink, ‘Goggle Head’ 1969

Dame Elisabeth Frink Goggle Head

1969
T07396
Dame Elisabeth Frink, ‘Man and Horse V’ 1971

Dame Elisabeth Frink Man and Horse V

1971
View by appointment P06174
Dame Elisabeth Frink, ‘Bird’ 1952

Dame Elisabeth Frink Bird

1952
On display at Tate St Ives part of Modern Art and St Ives N06140
Dame Elisabeth Frink, ‘Dying King’ 1963

Dame Elisabeth Frink Dying King

1963
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art T07395
Dame Elisabeth Frink, ‘Riace I’ 1986

Dame Elisabeth Frink Riace I

1986
T07398
Dame Elisabeth Frink, ‘Wild Cat’ 1970

Dame Elisabeth Frink Wild Cat

1970
View by appointment P06168
Dame Elisabeth Frink, ‘Dead Hen’ 1957

Dame Elisabeth Frink Dead Hen

1957
On display at Tate Britain part of Figure Totem Beast: T06552
Dame Elisabeth Frink, ‘Calypso’ 1973–4

Dame Elisabeth Frink Calypso

1973–4
View by appointment P06193
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Features

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In the Gallery

A Queer Walk Through British Art

Discover queer responses to our collection at Tate Britain, curated by members of the LGBTQ+ community at Tate and beyond

A photograph of Elisabeth Frink and Joe Tilson
Blog

Tate Archive 40 | 1998 Joe Tilson 'Famous Friends'

David Pilling

Blog article about a Tate Archive photograph showing artists Joe Tilson and Elisabeth Frink discussing Tilson's early career

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