Alan Thornhill (born 1921) is a British artist and sculptor whose long association with clay developed from pottery into sculpture. His evolved methods of working enabled the dispensing of the sculptural armature to allow improvisation, whilst his portraiture challenges notions of normality through rigorous observation.
Read more about Alan Thornhill: Biography, Working Methods, Portraiture, Public Sculpture, Biographical Film, Portraits of Thornhill, Henry Moore Institute Archive
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