Edward Onslow Ford
Rare collection of papers of artist Edward Onslow Ford, R.A. (1852-1901), noted for his portraiture and an established figure in the New Sculpture Movement.
About the artist
Ford, who died prematurely at the age of 49, was an established figure in the New Sculpture Movement in the late nineteenth century and was particularly known for portraiture, which included the Shelley Memorial at University College (1892), Oxford, William Ewart Gladstone (1894) and Queen Victoria (1901).
Few records survive to this this day relating to Ford’s life and work, making this archive of papers a unique resource.
What’s in the collection?
The collection consists largely of letters of condolence, telegrams and calling cards send to Ford’s widow, Ann, on his death and are particularly striking, not only in their number but also content, and provide a record of his family, friends, associates and peers. There are also 75 photographs of Ford’s work, shown in the studio, gallery and public sites.
Search the archive catalogue
Find more information about the Edward Onslow Ford archive in our online catalogue.
Related exhibitions
The Sculpture Collections
22 March – 26 August 2018
Across the Henry Moore Institute and Leeds Art Gallery
Celebrating a thirty-six year partnership that has built one of the strongest collections of British sculpture in the world, this exhibition showcases the best of the Leeds Sculpture Collections.
The Age of Innocence: Replicating the Ideal Portrait in the New Sculpture Movement
25 July – 20 October 2013
Upper Sculpture Study Gallery
Examining notions of the ‘ideal’ in female portraits and head studies of the New Sculpture Movement, a group of late nineteenth-century artists whose emphasis on realism, emotion and sensuality signalled an important change in British sculpture.
Mother Figure: Modernist Maternities from the Leeds Sculpture Collections
21 September – 5 December 2004
Upper Sculpture Study Gallery
The mother and child motif in art is potent and enduring. It permeates most aspects of cultural history, maintaining a complex psychological bearing on our consciousness even today.
Visiting the Archive of Sculptors’ Papers
The archive is free to use, but visits must be booked in advance so that we can get items ready for viewing.
Visits can be booked Tuesday to Friday, 10:00–17:00.
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Getting here
Henry Moore Institute
74 The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AH
United Kingdom
T: 01132 467 467
E: institute@henry-moore.org
