Maternity
Maternity

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Rose Akeroyd / Art UK

How you can use this image

This image can be used for non-commercial research or private study purposes, and other UK exceptions to copyright permitted to users based in the United Kingdom under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. Any other type of use will need to be cleared with the rights holder(s).

Review the copyright credit lines that are located underneath the image, as these indicate who manages the copyright (©) within the artwork, and the photographic rights within the image.

The collection that owns the artwork may have more information on their own website about permitted uses and image licensing options.

Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.

Notes

Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.

The details of the figure are sharply defined in the hard wood. It was originally painted in subtle colours, the dress decorated with a fine floral pattern, although these are well hidden under the present, cruder paintwork. Below the sculpture is a finely carved inscription. Designed in 1922 by local architect J. L. Ball, the Carnegie Welfare Institute opened in October 1923. A photograph of the facade taken at this time shows the niche empty, yet an article in the Architectural Review of 1926 illustrates the statue designed and carved by Bloye.
Title

Maternity

Date

1923–1926

Medium

painted mahogony

Measurements

H 170 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

B19_RA_S095

Acquisition method

Carnegie Welfare Institute

Work type

Statue

Owner

Carnegie Welfare Institute

Custodian

Carnegie Welfare Institute

Work status

extant

Inscription description

tablet below plinth: THE CARNEGIE / INFANT / WELFARE / CENTRE

Tags

See a tag that’s incorrect or offensive? Challenge it and notify Art UK.

Help improve Art UK. Tag artworks and verify existing tags by joining the Tagger community.