Alan Boyson
| Alan Boyson RCA | |
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1930 (age 85–86) |
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| Employer | Wolverhampton College of Art (c. 1959–60) |
Alan Boyson, RCA (born 1930[1][2]), is an English muralist and sculptor, who worked chiefly in glass,[3] ceramic and concrete.
Boyson studied at Manchester Regional School of Art from 1950–1954,[4] and at the Royal College of Art from 1954–1957.[4] He was subsequently a lecturer at the School of Ceramics in Wolverhampton College of Art,[3] during which time he established his own studio and began taking commissions.[4]
An Associate of the Royal College of Art, Boyson worked until c. 2004.[4] As well as public works, he also made smaller pieces.[5]
When his mural The Tree of Knowledge, at the former Cromwell Secondary School in Salford, was given statutory protection by English Heritage, they said:[4]
It has a high level of aesthetic and artistic quality represented in a bold and striking composition
Works
Boyson's works include:
- decorative features and font, The Church of the Epiphany and St John, Corby (1960–1961)[6][7]
- The Tree of Knowledge, Salford (1962; Grade II listed in 2009)[8]
- a ceramic tiled wall for the entrance hall of the same building (since lost)[1]
- the Co-Op Mosaic in Kingston upon Hull (1963; now locally listed)[3][9]
- a mural depicting a shoal of fish, inside the same building
- concrete screens, City Arcade, Lichfield (1963; lost)[10]
- glass-tile mural, Parkfields Cedars Grammar School (now Price Charles Avenue campus of Derby College), Derby (1969; now hidden behind partition wall)[11]
- glass screen and decorative ceiling, Halifax Building Society headquarters, Halifax (1970s)[4]
- stainless steel sculpture, NatWest Tower, London (late 1970s)[4]
- abstract stained-glass window, St Ann's Church, central Manchester[8] (church is Grade II listed[4])
- mural, Co-operative Insurance Society Building, Manchester[8] (building is Grade II listed[4])
- ceramic memorial, Birmingham Oratory[4] (restored 2010[12])
- pyramids, Concourse Shopping centre, Skelmersdale (lost)[13]
- mural, Queen's Hotel, Collyhurst[14]
- sculptured aluminium banking hall ceiling, Bank House (Bank of England), Leeds (since removed)[15]
- concrete frieze, Merseyway shopping centre, Stockport[14]
- fourteen ceramic Stations of the Cross and three holy water stoops, St Raphael's Church, Huddersfield Road, Millbrook, Stalybridge, Manchester (grade II listed; closed 2011)[14][16][17]
- tiles, George Cusick's greengrocery store (now in different ownership), Ashton Road, Denton, Manchester[2]
- concrete screen at Pendleton (now Salford) College[18]
- untitled mural, register office (former), Cygnet House, Gravesend, Kent[19]
- mosaic, unknown school, Gravesend (missing)[20]
- fibreglass sculpture, shopping centre Swinton, Greater Manchester (lost)[21]
- designs (unused) for reliefs at Spring Gardens Post Office, Manchester[22]
References
- 1 2 "Salford Tree of Knowledge Saved". Salford Star. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- 1 2 Carr, Sue (23 June 2011). "Hidden treasure: Artwork is discovered in Denton furniture store". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Alan Boyson, Three Ships, Italian glass mosaic, 1963". C20 Society Murals Campaign. 20th Century Society. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1393433)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ "Alan Boyson RCA, British mid-late 20th/early 21st century- Tree No 2; ceramic sculpture, signed, titled and dated 1977 on the underside". Roseberys. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1414359)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ "Epiphany, Corby". Locus Iste. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Salford's Tree of Knowledge saved". BBC Online. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Local buildings list" (PDF). Hull City Council. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "City Arcade Becomes 50 Years Old". Lichfield Gazette. August 2013. p. 40. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ "Readers help solve mural site puzzle – but can it be saved?". Derby Telegraph. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ "A Selection of Past and Recent Projects". The Jackfield Conservation Studio. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ "Alan Boyson – Sculptor of Skelmersdale New Town's Pyramid". Modernism North West. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Alan Boyson's work in Manchester". Modernism North West. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1419336)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1406451)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ Carr, Sue (13 July 2011). "Church closes doors as repair bill rockets". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ "Salford Tourists Kick in the Teeth". Salford Star. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ "Alan Boyson, Untitled, Ceramin Tile". Twentieth Century Society. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ "Lost valuable ceramic prompts schools' hunt". Gravesend Reporter. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ Wyke, Terry; Cocks, Harry (2004). Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester. Liverpool University Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-85323-567-5.
- ↑ Gallagher, Paul (12 January 2014). "Can you help Hayley solve riddle of the Spring Gardens Post Office murals?". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
Further reading
- Marsden, Christopher R. (2010). "Anything with Anything: An introduction to the art and craft of Alan Boyson". TACS Journal. Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society. 16.
- Marsden, Christopher R. (Summer 2010). "Conservation – Alan Boyson panel". Glazed Expressions. Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society (66).
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