George Bernard Shaw
Rosie Banks Danecourt
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1947
Materials
Plaster
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Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1275322
Summary
Three plaster plaques in high relief of Bernard Shaw by his friend Rosie Banks Danecourt. Shaw's pose with head in hands relates to the brass door-knocker, also by Banks Danecourt. 1275322.1. Quarter length portrait. Shaw rests his head in his hands, and has a grey beard and hair. He wears a black coat. Gilt surround. 1275322.2. Same pose, all painted yellow ochre. 1275322.3. Similar pose, with dark red coat and large floppy brown hat, on gilt background. Possibly a maquette for the door-knocker. All with wire loops for hanging.
Provenance
The Shaw Collection. The house and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust by George Bernard Shaw in 1950, together with Shaw's photographic archive.
Makers and roles
Rosie Banks Danecourt, artist