Fallen Bird
Sculptor: Meadows, Bernard William
Semi-abstracted bronze figure of a dead or dying bird, its wings, neck and legs outstretched, lying on its back on a long, rectangular bronze plinth.
Bequeathed by Mrs M.E.L. Brownlow
Height: 9.5 cm
Length: 23.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1972) by Brownlow, M. E. L., Mrs
20th Century, third quarter#
Elizabeth II
Production date:
AD 1958
Alan Bowness notes that all bronzes (unless otherwise stated) were cast in editions of 6 + 1 (see Bowness 1995, p. 135). This makes the Fitzwilliam bronze 1 of 7 casts.
Sculpture Depth 9.2 cm Height 23.9 cm Width 16 cm
Accession number: M.13-1972
Primary reference Number: 13382
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_13_1972
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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