Lenton Parr

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Windhose (2001) in Melbourne

Lenton Parr (born September 11, 1924 in Melbourne , † August 8, 2003 in Coburg , Victoria ) was an Australian sculptor and teacher of art.

life and work

Lenton Parr spent eight years with the Royal Australian Air Force before studying sculpture at the Royal Melbourne Technical College in Melbourne. As in the times of the Great Depression and during the Second World War , sculptural work was hardly in demand in post-war Australia and did not find recognition, so the Victorian Sculptors Society was formed in 1949 to spread sculpture in Australia. Lenton Parr later served as president of this organization.

After completing his studies, Parr went to Great Britain from 1955 to 1956 , where he worked as an assistant to Henry Moore . Moore's influence can be seen in his early works as it became more monumental and abstract in the 1960s. His works during that creative period, including his Constellations series , cemented his artistic reputation. In the 1960s, his works were made more streamlined, using steel plates and curved steel bands. His work with the constructive elements influenced other sculptors such as Reg Butler , Lynn Chadwick , Herbert Ferber and Julio González .

In 1967 the Center Five Group of sculptors or Center 5 split off from the Victorian Sculptors Society , in which Clifford Last , Inge King , Norma Redpath , Vincas Jomantas , Teisutis Zikaras , Julius Kane and Lenton Parr were members. The group tried to cooperate with architects to set up sculptures in public spaces and present them in public collections.

Parr's 1968 sculpture Agamemnon was one of the first works to be purchased as modern art by an Australian art museum.

Lenton Parr was director of the Victorian College of the Arts from 1974 to 1984 , which was renamed the Victorian College of Arts and Music from 2009 , a faculty of the University of Melbourne . The university library at Lenton Parr Music, Visual and Performing Arts Library was named in his memory .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A History of the Association of Sculptors of Victoria Inc. (1932-2002) on sculptorsvictoria.asn.au . Retrieved August 11, 2010
  2. ^ Website Answers.com: Lenton Parr on answers.com . Accessed August 10
  3. ↑ Presentation on artsearch.nga.gov.au . Retrieved August 10, 2010
  4. ↑ Lenton Parr Library ( Memento of the original dated February 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved August 11, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / wwwnew.vca.unimelb.edu.au
personal data
SURNAME Parr, Lenton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH September 11, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Melbourne
DATE OF DEATH August 8, 2003
Place of death Coburg , Victoria