Sally Arnup

Sally Arnup
FRBS ARCA
Born
Sally Robina Baynton Williams

(1930-07-15)15 July 1930
London, England
Died22 December 2015(2015-12-22) (aged 85)
York, England
Resting place
Holy Trinity Church, Holtby, Yorkshire
Education
  • Kingston School of Art
  • Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts
  • Royal College of Art
Known forSculpture
SpouseMick Arnup (m. 1953–2008; his death)

Sally Arnup (15 July 1930 – 22 December 2015) was an English sculptor known for her depictions of animals. Her studios, where she worked alongside her husband Mick Arnup, were located at Holtby, a village near York.

Early life and education

Frisian Calf, King's Manor, by Sally Arnup
Irish Wolfhound, York Art Gallery, by Sally Arnup

Sally Robina Baynton Williams[1] was born on 15 July 1930 in London.[2][3]

She began studying at the Kingston School of Art at the age of 13.[2] She later studied at Camberwell College of Arts and the Royal College of Art, where she was taught by both Frank Dobson and John Skeaping.[4][5]

Career

From 1958 to 1972 Arnup was the head of sculpture at York College of Art.[2]

She retired from teaching in 1974 to focus on her artistic career.[6]

Arnup's studios were located at Holtby, a village near York.[7] The Arnup Studio where both Sally and Mick Arnup worked was opened to the public in 2011 as part of York Open Studios.[8]

Artworks and exhibitions

Arnup's speciality as an artist was for bronze animal sculptures, often created with the live animal present.[4][9]

Among her most notable commissions was a work for the Duke of Edinburgh’s 80th Birthday, depicting his Fell Pony Storm.[9] In 1971 she cast a silver leopard which was presented to Queen Elizabeth II by the City of York.[4]

She regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, with the Royal Society of British Artists, with the Royal Scottish Academy and at the Paris Salon.[4] In 1968 the University of York hosted a solo exhibition of her work as did Gainsborough House in Suffolk during 1998.[10]

Recognition and awards

In 1955 Arnup won the Royal Society of British Sculptors' Feodora Gleichen Award for women artists.[10]

Personal life

Arnup's married Mick Arnup in 1953 and they remained together until his death in 2008.[11][12] He also taught art at York College of Art;[5] both of them retired from teaching in 1974 to focus on their artistic careers.[13]

Death and legacy

In 2015, at the age of 85, Arnup suffered a stroke while modelling a horse for a large scale sculpture at stables near Thirsk.[7] She later (22 December 2015)[1] died in York Hospital from septicaemia.[7] She was interred at Holy Trinity Church in Holtby.[1]

A life-sized sculpture of an Irish Wolfhound by Arnup was posthumously donated to the York Art Gallery in 2017.[5]

Works in collections

Title Year Medium Gallery no. Gallery Location
Donkey Fowl 1980–1981 bronze on green marble YORAG : 1501 York Art Gallery York, England
Male Nude 1970–1987 bronze YORAG : 1421 York Art Gallery York, England
Ram's Head c.1975 bronze S155 Beecroft Art Gallery Southend-on-Sea, England
Wall Lizard 1975–1985 bronze YORAG : 1422 York Art Gallery York, England

References

  1. 1 2 3 "We have details today about the funeral for Sally Arnup". Pyramid Gallery. January 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sally Arnup". 108 Fine Art. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Willis, Joe (20 November 2019). "Work by celebrated sculptor to go on display in Leyburn". Richmondshire Today. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
  5. 1 2 3 Mike Laycock (13 July 2017). "Sculpture by the late Sally Arnup gifted to York Art Gallery". York Press. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sally Arnup". HerStoryYork. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 Mark Foster (28 December 2015). "Death of renowned animal artist". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Still life? not for this artist". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  9. 1 2 The Blake Gallery. "Sally Arnup". www.blakegallery.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  10. 1 2 Alan Windsor (2003). British Sculptors of the Twentieth Century. Ashgate. ISBN 1-85928-4566.
  11. ↑ Hutchinson, Charles (6 July 2017). "Final exhibition and sale of Sally and Mick Arnup's work on show at The Studios in Holtby". York Press. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Upcoming Highlights of Northern Art". Tennants Auctioneers. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "Sally Arnup". HerStoryYork. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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