This is an extract from the organisers, Willoughby Gerrish, who have curated and hosted this exhibition.
Please visit their webistes to know more about Willoughby Gerrish and Thirsk Hall
The Ben Uri Collection comprises some 940 works including contemporary and historical examples spanning over one hundred and twenty years. The collection is composed of some 412 artists, and represents fifty-one countries. Sculpture holds a special place in the Ben Uri Collection with significant works by émigré practitioners including Jacob Epstein, Elsa Fraenkel, Dora Gordine, Ghisha Koenig and Lippy Lipshitz.
The loan exhibition of sculpture from the Ben Uri Collection is Thirk Hall's first museum project, and showcases major works by artists including Jacob Epstein and Dora Gordine and are delighted to offer this opportunity for visitors to view these important émigré sculptors’ work outside of London.
In addition, they are also opening an exhibition titled Modern Art and St Ives in our Orangery Gallery, which includes works by Sandra Blow, Peter Lanyon, Bernard Leach, Ben Nicholson, and Alfred Wallis.
