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Phillip King

1934 – 2021

Pitcher and Cup 1996
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Biography

Phillip King PRA (1 May 1934 – 27 July 2021) was a British sculptor. He was one of Anthony Caro's best-known students, even though the two artists were near contemporaries. Their education followed similar trajectories and they both worked as assistants to Henry Moore. Following the "New Generation" show at the Whitechapel Gallery, both Caro and King were included in the seminal 1966 exhibit, "Primary Structures" at the Jewish Museum in New York representing the British influence on the "New Art". In 2011, his work was represented in the Royal Academy exhibition on Modern British Sculpture which explored British sculpture of the twentieth century.

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New generation sculpture

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  • And the Birds Began to Sing

    Phillip King
    1964
  • Nile

    Phillip King
    1967
  • Tra-La-La

    Phillip King
    1963
  • Green Streamer

    Phillip King
    1970
  • Genghis Khan

    Phillip King
    1963
  • Call

    Phillip King
    1967
  • Dunstable Reel

    Phillip King
    1970
  • Within

    Phillip King
    1978–9
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