The Ashmolean Oxford







This the oldest of Museums has had a revamp. Highly recommended. Here is a small taste of it.

4 Responses to The Ashmolean Oxford

  1. chris miller March 25, 2011 at 7:42 pm #

    Thanks for the trip to the museum!

    Could you identify the artists responsible for the pieces in the last two pictures?

  2. Robert March 31, 2011 at 7:35 pm #

    Winifred Turner (1903-1983)
    Reclining Woman and Child 1930
    Terracotta

    then left to right

    Lucile Passavant (born 1910)
    Seated Female Nude
    Terracotta

    Aristide Maillol (1861 – 1944)
    Nude Woman Kneeling c. 1900
    Bronze

    Aristide Maillol (1861 – 1944)
    Nude Woman seated c. 1902
    Caste Terracotta

  3. chris miller April 15, 2011 at 1:43 pm #

    Thanks!

    Coincidentally — Both Turner and Passavant were listed on my sculpture site — but without pictures, since I could never find any.

    BTW – here’s a story about my afternoon job

  4. chris miller April 16, 2011 at 4:25 pm #

    Here’s what I’ve learned about Mlle Passavant