Making of Red Rum - Rilegato

Blacker, Philip

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1852250615 ISBN 13: 9781852250614

Casa editrice: TBS The Book Service Ltd, 1988

Riassunto

(Early in 1985 the chairman of Grand National sponsors, Seagram UK, Major Ivan Straker, asked sculptor and ex-jockey Philip Blacker if he would be interested in producing a life-size bronze of the legendary Red Rum. Blacker needed no second asking because the job not only represented the most exciting and exacting opportunity of his artistic career, but it promised the renewal of an acquaintance between man and horse that had begun in dramatic circumstances during the 1973 National. THE MAKING OF RED RUM is the story of a sculptor who was a jockey and a horse who is a national institution. It tells how the respective racing careers of Blacker and Red Rum crossed, and how the Seagram commission led them to share in the creation of one of the most notable examples of equine art on display in Britain - the Aintree Red Rum statue. Blacker tells how he took up his new career as a sculptor and how he set about tackling the biggest challenge of his new life. He also reflects on the achievements of Red Rum, his partner in the great enterprise, and the most famous horse in the history of the British turf. For the racing fan THE MAKING OF RED RUM is a fascinating tale of triumph and disaster on and off the course; for the art lover it's a behind-the-scenes look at the creative and technical challenges faced by the sculptor when working at life-size with a living subject. Above all, it's the story of the vision and energy that culminated in the unveiling of the sculpture at the 1988 Grand National meeting at Aintree.)

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: TBS The Book Service Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1988
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1852250615
• ISBN 13: 9781852250614
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 128
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile