Goggle Man at Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich

Dame Elisabeth Frink is one of Britain's leading figurative sculptors. She was born in Thurlow, Suffolk, and studied at Guildford School of Art and Chelsea School of Art, London, where she later returned to teach. Her bronze statues were often of horses or male nudes. Although she was better known for her sculptures, Frink was also an enthusiastic and prolific printmaker. She also undertook a number of public commissions. In 1982 she was created Dame of the British Empire. This sculpture, Goggle Man is one of a series of seven; it is imade of bronze started and completed 1972-59.   This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.

伊丽莎白·弗林克女爵（Dame Elisabeth Frink）是英国顶尖具象雕塑家之一。她生于萨福克郡瑟洛镇，先后就读于吉尔福德艺术学院与伦敦切尔西艺术学院，后返回该校任教。其青铜雕塑作品多以马匹与男性裸体为创作主题。尽管她以雕塑创作享誉艺坛，弗林克同时亦是一位热忱且高产的版画创作者，此外还承接了多项公共艺术委托项目。1982年，她被授予大英帝国女爵荣誉头衔。本次介绍的作品《护目镜男子》（Goggle Man）属于一组七件系列作品之一，材质为青铜，创作及完成于1972至1959年。本作品隶属于"扫描世界（Scan The World）"项目。该项目由MyMiniFactory推出，是一项非营利性公益行动，旨在搭建覆盖全球的可完全3D打印雕塑、艺术品与地标数字档案库，供公众免费访问。"扫描世界"是一项开源社区共建项目，若您身边存有富有价值的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解具体参与方式。