Key Information
Reference code
NMC/0271
Title
Mother & Child
Date(s)
- 1929-1930 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1
Content and Structure
Scope and content
Sculpture made from Portland stone. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014 and was conserved in 2018-19.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
General Information
Name of creator
(fl 1929-1951)
Biographical history
John Knox was born in Scotland sometime after 1910 and studied at the Glasgow School of Art, where he received a maintenance Scholarship in 1928. Knox was a member of the Glasgow School of Art club during his studies and exhibited sculptures with the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1930 and 1932. Knox relocated to Belfast in 1939 where he succeeded George MacCann as head of sculpture at the Belfast School of Art.
Archival history
Custodial history
Family of the artist by whom presented, Feb 1994.
Physical Description and Conditions of Use
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical Description
Portland Stone