Archive for the ‘Gordine’ Category

Dorothy Tutin in the role of Hedwig, 1956

Dora Gordine, Dorothy Tutin, bronze, 1956

Dame Dorothy Tutin (1931-2001) was an actress of stage and screen whose film and TV credits include The Beggar’s Opera (1953), A Tale of Two Cities (1958); The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) and The Shooting Party (1985). She was educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London and made her […]

Chinese Head/The Chinese Philosopher/Chia-Chu Chang, 1925-26

Dora Gordine, Chinese Head/The Chinese Philosopher, bronze, 1925-6

The sitter was a young man named Chia-Chu Chang (1902-85). Chia-Chu Chang was born in Jiading, near Shanghai. His father was a doctor and a philanthropist who collected ancient Chinese art. In the early 1920s he was sent to America to learn English and studied at Clark College in Massachusetts and at Columbia University in […]

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