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Head of a Girl

Alfred Turner, not dated

A portrait of Charlotte Turner, the sculptor's wife. Part of a collection of 15 works donated to 6 public collections in the UK as well as the Yale Centre for British Art. Alfred Turner was one of the most successful sculptors working in England in the first half of the 20th century, but by the late 1980s he had been almost completely forgotten, as has his daughter Winifred. His other daughter Jessica Turner has revived interest in the artists through the distribution of this gift from the artist's studio.

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Title of artwork, date

Head of a Girl, not dated

Date supported

1989

Medium and material

Pale orange terracotta

Dimensions

34 x 25.4 x 15.2 cm

Gifted by

Jessica Turner

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