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Monday 22 November 2010

Adam has left the building...!

‘Adam’, an extraordinary piece by one of Britain’s most important twentieth century sculptors Sir Jacob Epstein, and one of the most important items in the Harewood modern collection, was carved from a single piece of Derbyshire alabaster in 1938 and 1939.

On 11th November this year, Adam left Yorkshire for London for conservation prior to being displayed at the Royal Academy... Removing Adam from the Entrance Hall here at Harewood was a considerable feat of engineering in itself, requiring an A-frame, winch and trackway, as well as scaffolding to support the steps and undercroft of the House and a Hiab outside the building to lift the sculpture on to a lorry... a big job for the scaffolders and art handlers, and the beginning of a long journey for Adam...

Adam was uncrated today at the conservation studio where he will remain until the New Year whilst cleaning work on his surface and repairs to his base take place.

We are filming the process - short snippets of which will be available on our website in the New Year and the final film will be shown as part of the exhibition here at Harewood in the spring when Adam returns... check out our website for details: www.harewood.org/findingadam

Monday 8 November 2010

Eric Robson seeks some expert advice on growing Himalayan plants from Head Gardener Trevor Nicholson

BBC Gardeners' Question Time came to interview Harewood's Head Gardener Trevor Nicholson here at Harewood last week.
The show itself was recorded today in front of a live studio audience at Askham Bryan College near York and will be aired along with Trevor's interview on Gardeners' Question Time this Friday 12 Nov at 3.00pm on BBC Radio 4 (repeated Sunday 14 Nov at 14:00).
Listen online to this week's show, download podcasts of previous shows and find out more on the Click on the BBC Gardeners' Question Time website...