Sol garson signed sculptural chair 1970s art vintage

A unique museum piece with historical and controversial value. This artwork by sol garson in the form of a sculptural stained wood carved chair, represents a prisoner. The chair is sculpted masterfully with a circle seat on embossed faux leather and a caged back and base which include a spherical sculpted ball with three faces. It is signed at the bottom '74. The chair apparently is very comfortable and stable. This artwork inspired and created after the struggles of nelson mandela for freedom, named "the prisoner". Born 1923, garson was a glassworker for much of his life based in manchester. One of his most famous works is the wooden sculpture of nelson mandela, which was placed in manchester town hall’s main entrance area in 1986, to be later given to its subject and still resides in mandela's estate. Sol garson also produced a memorial to the international brigades at the working class movement library in salford and was a regular contributor to the 1970s creative writing journal, `voices’. He also produced several other wood carved sculptures with some of them in private or museum collections but none other known of the same size as "the prisoner". Sol garson passed away in 1994 leaving behind him big amount of artworks and essays. Creator: sol garson. Place of origin: uk. Date of manufacture: 1974. Period: 1970s. Materials & techniques: wood, leatherette. Condition: very good original condition. Wear: wear consistent with age and use. Height: 71cm|28in. Diameter: 40cm|in. Seat height: 43cm|in.

Ref. : AR1KQP72