University of Northumbria, aluminium relief
University of Northumbria, aluminium relief
HER Number
10912
District
Newcastle
Site Name
University of Northumbria, aluminium relief
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Commemorative
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
Site Type: Specific
Wall Monument
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
1981 by Austen Wright. An aluminium abstract relief situated on a wall of the Squires Building. Austen Wright taught sculpture at the University of Newcastle. The relief cost around £5000.
Easting
2512
Northing
6494
Grid Reference
NZ25126494
Sources
Ian Ayris, Peter Jubb, Steve Palmer and Paul Usherwood, 1996, A Guide to the Public Monuments and Sculpture of Tyne and Wear, p 77; Art On the Riverside, Grainger Town Partnership, Arts Council England, Nexus and Newcastle City Council, Public Art in Newcastle - A Guide (booklet); Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 146