Emily Young (sculptor)
Emily Tacita Young (born March 13, 1951 in London ) is a British sculptor and painter. She is counted among the leading sculptors in Great Britain; her works are represented in numerous public and private collections worldwide.
Life
Emily Young grew up in a family of artists, writers, and politicians. Her grandmother Kathleen Scott was a student of Auguste Rodin and widow of the polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott ; she married the politician and writer Edward Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet , in her second marriage . Her son Wayland Young, 2nd Baron Kennet , Emily Young's father, was also a politician and writer. Emily's mother, Elizabeth Young, was a writer and commentator. Emily's uncle was the ornithologist, environmentalist, and painter Sir Peter Markham Scott .
Emily Young attended Putney High School, Holland Park School - both in London - Friends School in Saffron Walden and King Alfred School in London. In 1968 she studied at Chelsea College of Art and Design and Saint Martin's School of Art. In the late 1960s and 1970s she traveled extensively, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, France, Italy, Africa and the Middle East. At times she lived in the United States, where she studied with the sculptor Robert White.
During her time at Holland Park School, she attended the London Free School regularly in 1966 , which brought her into contact with the underground culture of Swinging London . Maybe she was Syd Barrett's inspiration for the song See Emily Play by Pink Floyd (1967).
During the 1970s and 1980s, Emily Young lived and worked with Simon Jeffes , who runs the Penguin Cafe Orchestra . In 1978 they had a son, Arthur. Young designed the covers of various PCO albums.
Web links
- Website of Emily Young (English)
- Hon. Emily Tacita Young on thepeerage.com , accessed July 24, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Emily Young on the pages of Artnet (English)
- ^ Roderick Conway Morris: A Sense of Utter Stillness, Carved in Stone . The New York Times , October 23, 2014 (English)
- ↑ John Walsh: Emily Young: From rock muse tos tone sculptor . The Independent , September 18, 2013 (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Young, Emily |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Young, Emily Tacita (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sculptor and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |