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Denis Mitchell (1912-1993)
Lot 24

Denis Mitchell (1912-1993)

Boscawen

Closed21 March 2018

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GBP 21,250

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Denis Mitchell (1912-1993)
Boscawen
stamped with initials, dated and numbered 'D.A.M./62./1.' (at the base); signed again with initials, inscribed, dated again and numbered again 'BOSCAWEN/62 NO1/DAM' (on the underside)
polished bronze on a slate base
24 in. (61.2 cm.) high, including slate base
Conceived in 1962 and cast in an edition of 6; this is cast 1/6.

with Marjorie Parr Gallery, London, where purchased by Janet Lacey CBE, circa 1970.
A gift from the above to the present owner's father in 1984, and by descent.

Specialist note

Janet Lacey CBE (1903-1988) was appointed Director of Christian Aid in 1952 (at that time called Inter-Church Aid), and working from both Geneva and London during her 16 years in the role she would establish many important bodies, including Voluntary Service Overseas, and Christian Aid Week. The latter would raise over £2 million a year by the time she retired. In 1967, she became the first woman to preach in St Paul's Cathedral.