Frank Dobson (sculptor)

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Frank Dobson (1888–1963) was a British artist and sculptor. Dobson began as a painter, and his early work was influenced by cubism, vorticism, and futurism. After World War I, however, he turned increasingly toward sculpture in a more or less realist style. While Dobson was one of the most esteemed artists of his time, after his death his reputation declined with the move towards postmodernism and conceptual art. However, in recent years a revival has begun. Dobson is now seen as one of the most important British sculptors of the 20th century.

[edit] Further reading

• Jason Neville, Lisa Thompson-Pharoah, The Sculpture of Frank Dobson (Lund Humphries, London, 1994) ISBN 0-85331-641-4

[edit] External links

• Frank Dobson
• Kneeling Torso by Frank Dobson