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7.1994 - 7.1994 - Collection - 4 files

Reference Number	7.1994
Level	Collection
Extent	4 files
Title	Papers relating to Arthur Fleischmann's sculpture 'Miranda' (The Lockheed Fountain)
Date	1950-1991
Artist	Arthur Fleischmann (1896-1990)
Description	The mermaid fountain, 'Miranda', was made for the Lockheed Company for the Festival of Britain Pleasure Gardens, 1951. The papers include one sheet of four sketches for the sculpture; twenty-four photographs showing Fleischmann, the woman he used as his model and various stages of the making of the sculpture, 1951-1953; forty-eight press cuttings, 1950-1991; and five souvenir brochures and articles on the fountain and the Festival of Britain, 1951. Two maquettes for the sculpture are in Leeds Museums & Galleries' sculpture collection (Acc. Nos. 1994.0036-37).
AccessConditions	Available to all registered researchers. The Archive is open by appointment only.
Related Material	"Two Maquettes for The Lockheed Fountain 'Miranda', 1951 are in the Leeds City Art Gallery collection.

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/383	Fleischmann; Arthur (1896-1990); Sculptor	1896-1990

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