COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Vulcan
title
Vulcan
Title
false
Creation Date:
1961
creation_date
1961
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
2008
image_date
2008
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Location:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
glass fibre
material
glass fibre
Material
false
Display Creator:
TIETZE, Boris
display_creator
TIETZE, Boris
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
11-0081
image_id
11-0081
Image ID
false
Description:
General view of sculpture. Location: High up on the wall of Castle House, 1 King Street, Sheffield S1. Description: Glass fibre on a metal armature. The materials were chosen to keep the piece "light and stable"[1] as it was to be installed on the outside wall of the building. The 8 ft high figure has a bundle of metal rods in his right hand. Commission: Horne Bros. This building was their head office in Sheffield. Tietze "decided to use the god of steel - Vulcan - as being representative of Sheffield, then a thriving steel town"[1]. Vulcan also appears on Sheffield's Coat of Arms and on a number of other pieces in the city. Comment: 'Vulcan' is prominently sited overlooking Castle Square. This was Tiezte's second commission after leaving the Slade School of Fine Art. The building is scheduled for demolition (2011) and the fate of the statue is uncertain. [2] References: [1] : e-mail from Boris Tietze: 25.2.2000 [2]: e-mail from Andrew Skelton, Sheffield City Council: 17.3.2011
description
General view of sculpture. Location: High up on the wall of Castle House, 1 King Street, Sheffield S1. Description: Glass fibre on a metal armature. The materials were chosen to keep the piece "light and stable"[1] as it was to be installed on the outside wall of the building. The 8 ft high figure has a bundle of metal rods in his right hand. Commission: Horne Bros. This building was their head office in Sheffield. Tietze "decided to use the god of steel - Vulcan - as being representative of Sheffield, then a thriving steel town"[1]. Vulcan also appears on Sheffield's Coat of Arms and on a number of other pieces in the city. Comment: 'Vulcan' is prominently sited overlooking Castle Square. This was Tiezte's second commission after leaving the Slade School of Fine Art. The building is scheduled for demolition (2011) and the fate of the statue is uncertain. [2] References: [1] : e-mail from Boris Tietze: 25.2.2000 [2]: e-mail from Andrew Skelton, Sheffield City Council: 17.3.2011
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
permissions
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Permissions
false
Related Information:
Boris Tietze. For more details see < http://www.Tietze.c
>
related_information
Boris Tietze. For more details see < http://www.Tietze.co.uk >
Related Information
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
TIETZE, Boris
creator
TIETZE, Boris
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor.
creator_role
Sculptor.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Relief (Sculpture), English
subject_heading
Relief (Sculpture), English
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture, Modern -- 1900-2000
subject_heading
Sculpture, Modern -- 1900-2000
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false