“Liverpool imports fruits and seeds,” by Conrad Dressler

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Liverpool imports fruits and seeds

Conrad Dressler (1856-1940)

1882-1901

When mounted as panel on the façade of St. George's Hall, Liverpool) this bas relief bore the longer title Liverpool by its imports supplies the country with food and corn.

St. George's Hall, Liverpool

Source: The Studio; see comments from the article below.

Related material

Liverpool by its imports supplies the country with food and corn (same panel in situ)

Thomas Stirling Lee's St. George's Hall bas reliefs (starting with Justice as a Child of the Poor)

Scanned image and text by George P. Landow

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Commentary from The Studio

By the aid of Mr. T. Stirling Lee, a thorough scheme was drawn up to supply the vacant bases, pedestals, panels, friezes, &c. with sculpture decoration as indicated in Elmes original design, and within the last ten years the municiplaity has carried out a small portion of this scheme, commencign with a series of twelve panels on the East Front, six on each side of the portico.

The first six, illustrating the Growth of Justice, were executed by Mr. Stirling Lee. The recenty added six corresponding panels representing National Prosperity — are the work of Mr. Chas. J. Allen, Mr.Conrad Dressler, and Mr. T. Stirling Lee respectively. [The Studio]

Bibliography

Cavanagh, Terry. The Public Sculpture of Liverpool. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 1996.

Read, Benedict. Victorian Sculpture. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1982.

Last modified 12 June 2009