This garden roller was actually intended for use. Gill secularised the biblical story: it was intended as a simple everyday object, part of the work ethos, in which Adam and Eve are literally having a roll in the Garden of Eden.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Adam and Eve garden roller, 1910–1920
Date supported
1991
Medium and material
Portland stone & metal
Dimensions
76 cm
Grant
5000
Total cost
43000
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