Philip Rawson Collection Yorkshire Sculpture Park 3

Philip Rawson: Sculptor-Educator

– NAEA Gallery

About Philip Rawson: Sculptor-Educator

The Philip Rawson Collection, held by NAEA (National Arts Education Archive), consists of several thousand items. 

This exhibition gave an overview of the collection's multi-faceted nature which includes work in 2D and 3D, figuration, landscape, the oriental and erotic, calligraphic forms, aesthetics, philosophy, letters and publications, and his personal library of 3,000 books, magazines and pamphlets.

Philip Rawson Collection Yorkshire Sculpture Park 3
Philip Rawson Collection Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Philip Rawson. Courtesy the Philip Rawson Collection.
Philip Rawson. Courtesy the Philip Rawson Collection.

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