Anthony Caro
(1924-2013), SculptorSir Anthony Alfred Caro
Sitter in 11 portraits
After studying Engineering at Cambridge University (1942-5), Caro trained in sculpture at the Royal Academy Schools (1947-52) and as an assistant to Henry Moore (1951-3). As a teacher at St Martin's School of Art (1952-79) he made a significant contribution to sculpture, encouraging a new enquiring approach. Following his solo show at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1963, Caro's work, often using steel, became publically recognised. He was knighted in 1987. 'A gantry, machinery, industrial chains, oxy-acetylene cylinders, and men busy welding: it must be the studio of the artist who has remained a more innovative sculptor than any other for half a century.'
by Nicolo Vogel
vintage print on card mount, circa 1968
NPG x5672
by John Riddy
gelatin silver print, 1989
NPG x200378
by Philip Sayer
colour print from original transparency, 1989
NPG x76420
by Anne-Katrin Purkiss
bromide fibre print, July 1991
NPG x39325
Royal Academicians In General Assembly
by Dennis Toff
chromogenic print, 28 May 2009
NPG x134136
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