Photographs of 'Richmond Oak' at the British Embassy, Brasilia

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 70 TGA 20034/2/1/277
  • Dates of Creation
      1985-1990
  • Physical Description
      54 pieces

Scope and Content

A series of photographs showing 'Richmond Oak' at the British Embassy in Brasilia. The photographs show:

eight views of 'Richmond Oak' in situ at the British Embassy, including two photographs of Kenneth Armitage standing beside the sculpture;

eight views of 'Richmond Oak' being unloaded and installed at the British Embassy;

twelve views of 'Richmond Oak', showing the damage to the sculpture.

Fifteen of the photographs are labelled, with discrepancies in the date given for the sculpture. The date is variously given as 1985; 1985, but installed in Brasilia in 1986; 1985/6; and 1985/90.