| Reference Number | 2012.103/C/6/3 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 21 items |
| Title | Photographs of Tennant's 'Figures in Movement' exhibited at the Molton Gallery in 1965 |
| Date | c.1960s |
| Description | Black and white photographs of Tennant's semi-abstract figures in movement. The pieces show figures with lissom limbs performing a variety of activities, including sprinting, archery, football, swimming and throwing the hammer. The majority of pieces were exhibited in Tennant's one-man exhibition 'Figures in Movement' at the Molton Gallery, London in 1965. The first fifteen photographs in the file are amateur photographs showing the works in Tennant's studio, whereas the last 6 photographs appear to be professional images, possibly taken for the Molton Gallery exhibition catalogue. None of the photographs are titled, but identified works include ['Hammer Thrower'] (/1-3) and ['Footballers'] (/16-17). |
| Notes | The exhibition marked Tennant's first one-man exhibition since 1938 and was opened by Sir Donald Gibson, president of the Royal Institute for British Architects and former Chief Architect for Coventry. Gibson had commissioned Tennant to undertake a series of architectural sculptures as part of the post-war redevelopment of Coventry.
This represents an artificial file of photographs gathered together to enable better access to the large volume of sculpture photographs originally located throughout the collection. |
| Related Material | See 2012.103/C/6/2 for photographs of 'Three Running Figures' which also appeared in the exhibition; 2012.103/C/12/4 for negatives of Tennant's 'Figures in Movement'; 2012.103/E/4 for an exhibition catalogue; and 2012.103/G/2/6 for Tennant's correspondence related to the exhibition. |