Butler, Rosemary (7 of 14). National Life Story Collection: Artists' Lives.
Rosemary Butler is the wife of the late sculptor, Reg Butler (1913-1981). Over the course of this interview, she discusses Reg Butler's life and work.
Festival of Britain 1951. Following Hanover show in 1950, he was commissioned by Hugh Casson to do The Bird Cage. Currently on balcony at Festival of Hall. Approximately 15 feet. Reg made this at Hatfield, before The Oracle. The Oracle. Idea of bird and strange neck. Made it a sculpture yard, near de Havilland aircraft factories where they did daily test-flights with big jets. Rosemary in last yea…
Contributors
- Butler, Rosemary, 1930- (speaker, female)
- Whiteley, Gillian (speaker, female)
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85007461.html
- Oral histories
Date
- 2000-02-11
- 2000-02-11
Contributors
- Butler, Rosemary, 1930- (speaker, female)
- Whiteley, Gillian (speaker, female)
Subject
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85007461.html
- Oral histories
Date
- 2000-02-11
- 2000-02-11
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- Interviewee's home
- Hertfordshire
- Hertfordshire
- United Kingdom
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- C0466X0094XX-0700
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- 0:29:47
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- eng
- English
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- Art
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- C466/94
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- United Kingdom
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Timestamp created
- 2019-06-18T07:18:09.191Z
Timestamp updated
- 2022-03-11T11:28:52.536Z