John Milne
(1931-1978), SculptorSitter in 10 portraits
Milne studied electrical engineering at Salford Royal Technical College but transferred to the Art School in 1951 to study sculpture and painting. After briefly studying at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris and making the first of what would become regular visits to Greece, Milne moved to St Ives. He became the pupil of, and later assistant to, Barbara Hepworth, with whom he established a close friendship. Milne's early work was directly carved in stone, but from 1966 he started experimenting with metals and learned cold casting methods for bronze and aluminium.
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1961
NPG x132980
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1961
NPG x199281
John Milne with his work, The Kiss
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1961
NPG x199282
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1961
NPG x199283
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1961
NPG x199284
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1961
NPG x199285
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1961
NPG x199286
by Ida Kar
modern gelatin silver contact sheet, 1961
NPG x201383
by Ida Kar
modern gelatin silver contact sheet, 1961
NPG x201384
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square colour transparency, 1961
NPG x201382
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