Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951
Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951, or Mapping Sculpture, is an online database of sculptors and their works. It grew from a three-year research program funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. The project was a collaboration between the University of Glasgow, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Henry Moore Institute, with system development carried out by the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII).
The database is the first thorough study of sculptors, their businesses and trades, art infrastructure, professional networks, and cultural geographies from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the Festival of Britain in 1951. It contains more than 50,000 records about sculptural practice.
Ann Compton of the Institute of Art History at the University of Glasgow originated the project and served as Project Director and Editor. Alison Yarrington of the University of Glasgow (now at the University of Hull) was the Principal Investigator, and Marjorie Trusted of the Victoria and Albert Museum was the Co-Investigator. HATII’s Matthew Barr was the Systems Developer.
A special issue of Sculptor Journal devoted to the Mapping Sculpture project was published in December 2012.
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