Sir Anthony Caro
1924–2013
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In Tate Liverpool
Constellations: Bob and Roberta Smith
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Walk Through British Art: 1950
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Sir Anthony Alfred Caro (8 March 1924 – 23 October 2013) was an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblages of metal using 'found' industrial objects. His style was of the modernist school, having worked with Henry Moore early in his career. He was lauded as the greatest British sculptor of his generation.
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Fashion meets Art – Jonathan Saunders inspired by Anthony Caro
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Peter Fuller Memorial Lecture: Sir Anthony Caro
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Sir Anthony Caro - Emma Dipper 1977
The works from the Anthony Caro retrospective exhibition at Tate Britain (2005) discussed in detail by the artist
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Sir Anthony Caro - Twenty Four Hours 1960
The works from the Anthony Caro retrospective exhibition at Tate Britain (2005) discussed in detail by the artist
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Sir Anthony Caro - Tundra 1975
The works from the Anthony Caro retrospective exhibition at Tate Britain (2005) discussed in detail by the artist
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Sir Anthony Caro: Artist’s Talk
This event coincided with a new display at Tate Britain of work by Caro and contemporaries from the 60s. The ...
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