8 Facts about Barry Flanagan

Tuesday, May 19th 2015. | Arts

Facts about Barry Flanagan present the information about the Welsh sculptor. He was born on 11 January 1941 in Prestatyn, North Wales and passed away on 31 August 2009. Flanagan was famous due to his wonderful hare and animal statues that he made of bronze. He was enrolled to Birmingham College of Art and Crafts in 1957 till 1958. He studied architecture. Find out more interesting facts about Flanagan by reading the following post below:

Facts about Barry Flanagan 1: higher education

Flanagan also attended Saint Martin’s School of Art in London to study sculpture in 1964 until 1966. Then he became a teacher in that school as well as in the Central School of Art and Design in 1967 until 1971.

Facts about Barry Flanagan 2: death

This famous artist passed away because of motor neurone disease on August 31st, 2009.

Barry Flanagan Art

Facts about Barry Flanagan 3: the movie

If you are interested to know the life story of Barry Flanagan, you have to check The Man Who Sculpted Hares: Barry Flanagan, A Life. He became the main subject in this biographical movie. It was a movie by Peter Bach.

Facts about Barry Flanagan 4: book

If you are interested to read the book about the life of Barry Flanagan, you can check ‘Poet of the Building Site’. It was written by Robin Marchesi. In 2011, the Irish Museum of Modern Art published this book.

Facts about Barry Flanagan

Facts about Barry Flanagan 5: Thinker on a Rock

One of his famous works is Thinker on a Rock. If you want to see it, you can go to National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. Get facts about Barbara Kruger here.

Facts about Barry Flanagan 6: Large Left-Handed Drummer

Large Left-Handed Drummer is another famous statue of Flanagan. It was very large. On 18 February till 24 June 2007, this hare statue was displayed in Union Square Park in New York City.

Barry Flanagan Statue

Facts about Barry Flanagan 7: exhibition

In September 2011 until January 2012, Tate Britain presented the exhibition of Early Works 1965 till 1982. In this exhibition, the visitors might enjoy the less known works of Flanagan. He also used the interesting materials such as rope and cloth. Find out another artist in facts about Augusta Savage.

Facts about Barry Flanagan 8: Sotheby’s

Another exhibition of Flanagan works was on displayed in September till October 2012. It was at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire. The interesting works includes included Large Nijinski on Anvil Point and Nijinski Hare. All of them were set at a parkland location. Other solo exhibitions of Flanagan works were “Barry Flanagan: Works 1966-2008,” Waddington Galleries, London in 2010, Paul Kasmin (Park Avenue Armory), New York in 2009 and Waddington Galleries, London in 2008.