Work of the Week 24: Ravilious Handkerchief

Work of the Week 24: Ravilious Handkerchief

Eric Ravilious’ original design for A Child’s Handkerchief was included in an exhibition by the Cotton Board in 1941. Established in 1940, the Cotton Board’s remit was to ‘promote the welfare of the industry by internal reorganisation, by the development of...
Work of the Week 17: Sun Maze by Michael Ayrton

Work of the Week 17: Sun Maze by Michael Ayrton

bronze, 1970 Sun Maze (1970) is a late double-sided bronze by Michael Ayrton. The myth of Daedalus, Icarus and the labyrinth at Knossos is familiarly told by Ovid in his narrative poem of 8AD and became an obsession of the artist over many years. On one side, Icarus,...