Robert Adams

1917–1984

Robert Adams, ‘Space Construction with a Spiral’ 1950 — Space Construction with a Spiral 1950
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Biography

Robert Adams (5 October 1917 – 5 April 1984) was an English sculptor and designer. Whilst not widely known outside of artistic circles, he was nonetheless regarded as one of the foremost sculptors of his generation. In a critical review of a retrospective mounted by the Gimpel Fils gallery in London in 1993, Brian Glasser of Time Out magazine described Adams as "the neglected genius of post-war British sculpture", a sentiment echoed by Tim Hilton in the Sunday Independent, who ranked Adams' work above that of his contemporaries, Ken Armitage, Reg Butler, Lynn Chadwick and Bernard Meadows.

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Artworks

Robert Adams, ‘Space Construction with a Spiral’ 1950

Robert Adams Space Construction with a Spiral

1950

T07034

Robert Adams, ‘Figure’ 1949

Robert Adams Figure

1949

T03866

Robert Adams, ‘Whiteprint’ 1971

Robert Adams Whiteprint

1971

View by appointment P77151

Robert Adams, ‘Screen I’ 1962–3

Robert Adams Screen I

1962–3

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Robert Adams, ‘[title not known]’ c.1960–2

Robert Adams [title not known]

c.1960–2

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Robert Adams, ‘Untitled’ 1975

Robert Adams Untitled

1975

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Robert Adams, ‘Screen Form’ 1973

Robert Adams Screen Form

1973

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Robert Adams, ‘[title not known]’ 1949

Robert Adams [title not known]

1949

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Features

Robert Adams, ‘Whiteprint’ 1971

Art Term

Embossed

An embossed surface is a raised or depressed surface created during printmaking processes

Plan of the Group Ten Pavilion in This is Tomorrow 1956

Tate Papers

Building and the Graphic Arts: Adrian Stokes at the ICA

Stephen Kite

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Edward Hopper Cape Cod Morning 1950 Oil on canvas

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Gregory Crewdson

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Sketches, letters, etc.

Robert Adams, ‘Nine studies, in green ink with black outlines and shading, of abstract standing figures’ [c.1949–51]

Robert Adams Nine studies, in green ink with black outlines and shading, of abstract standing figures

[c.1949–51]

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Robert Adams, ‘Five studies for abstract, skeletal, standing figures’ [c.1949–51]

Robert Adams Five studies for abstract, skeletal, standing figures

[c.1949–51]

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Robert Adams, ‘Sketchbook [studies of carved and welded sculptures]’ [c.1952–7]

Robert Adams Sketchbook [studies of carved and welded sculptures]

[c.1952–7]

View by appointment TGA 8421/1/18

Robert Adams, ‘Northampton Sketchbook 3’ [c.1947]

Robert Adams Northampton Sketchbook 3

[c.1947]

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