Sally Arnup

Sally Arnup (1930–2015) was an English sculptor known for her depictions of animals.[1] Her studios were located at Holtby, a village near York.[2]

Sally Arnup

FRBS, ARCA
Born
Sally Baynton Williams

1930
Surrey, England
Died2015 (aged 84–85)
York
NationalityBritish
Education
  • Kingston School of Art
  • Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts
  • Royal College of Art
Known forSculpture
Spouse(s)Mick Arnup

Biography
Frisian Calf, King's Manor, by Sally Arnup

Arnup began studying at the Kingston School of Art at the age of thirteen.[3] 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] In 1955 she won the Royal Society of British Sculptors' Feodora Gleichen Award for women artists.[6] From 1958 to 1972 Arnup was the Head of Sculpture at York College of Art.[3] Her husband Mick Arnup also taught art at the college.[5] Both Sally Arnup and her husband retired from teaching in 1974 to focus on their artistic careers.[7]

Artworks

Arnups' speciality as an artist was for bronze animal sculptures, often created with the live animal present.[4] Among Arnup's most notable commissions was a work for the Duke of Edinburgh’s 80th Birthday, depicting his Fell Pony Storm.[1] In 1971 she cast a silver leopard which was presented to HM Queen Elizabeth II by the City of York.[4] A life-sized sculpture of an Irish Wolfhound by Arnup was posthumously donated to the York Art Gallery in 2017.[5] 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.[6] The Arnup Studio where both Sally and Mick Arnup worked, was opened to the public in 2011 as part of York Open Studios.[8]

Death

In 2015 at the age of 85, Arnup suffered a stroke while modelling a horse for a large scale sculpture at stables near Thirsk.[2] She later died in York Hospital from septicaemia.[2]

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. The Blake Gallery. "Sally Arnup". www.blakegallery.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. Mark Foster (28 December 2015). "Death of renowned animal artist". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. "Sally Arnup". 108 Fine Art. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
  5. Mike Laycock (13 July 2017). "Sculpture by the late Sally Arnup gifted to York Art Gallery". York Press. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. Alan Windsor (2003). British Sculptors of the Twentieth Century. Ashgate. ISBN 1 85928 4566.
  7. "Sally Arnup". HerStoryYork. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  8. "Still life? not for this artist". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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