Putney
Putney (/ˈpʌtni/) is an affluent district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, five miles (eight kilometres) southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.[2]
For other places with the same name, see Putney (disambiguation).Putney
77,140 (2011 census)[1]
United Kingdom
Sculpture[edit]
Putney Sculpture Trail[edit]
Alan Thornhill lived and worked in Putney for many years and his studio still remains. The sculpture Load[49] was presented to Putney[50] on Fools Day and occupies a permanent position near the south-west end of Putney Bridge on Lower Richmond Road. A film, launched at Appledore[51] and Chichester Film Festivals in 2008 documents these celebrations. The acquisition of eight further large works formed a permanent new riverside Putney Sculpture Trail in the London Borough of Wandsworth, officially unveiled in September 2008.
Historic links to sculpture and sculptors[edit]
Sir Jacob Epstein was buried in Putney Vale Cemetery on 24 August 1959.[52]
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska had a studio in Putney in the last year of his life after moving from 454a Fulham Road. Sydney Schiff went to visit Gaudier there in 1914 to buy the "Dancer", which was later presented to the Victoria and Albert Museum. Gaudier-Brzeska was killed in France in June 1915.[53]
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