Maquette for a Memorial to Jim Clark 1993
Maquette for a Memorial to Jim Clark
Catalogue raisonné no. 575
Artist's CR 535
July, 1993
Kinkell
Bronze and painted wood
19 x 17 x17 inches / 0 cm
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Gerald Laing: A Retrospective 1963–1993, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 1993chevron_right
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Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, The Fine Art Society, London, 1999chevron_right
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Gerald Laing: Sculpture 1968–1999, exhibition catalogue, The Fine Art Society, 1999chevron_right
Selected Citations and Comments
The sculpture is intended to be both inspirational and informative. It represents the triumph of fame over death; it also shows how and by what means that fame was achieved.
The sculpture consists of:
1. A sandstone pyramid on a moulded plinth, 16 ’ (5m) high;
2. In front of the pyramid is a 1.25 times life-size bronze figure of Jim Clark;
3. On either side of the pyramid are two full-sized bronze sculpture of Lotus cars. These will be two different models - perhaps the 1960 Type 18 or 1962 Type 28 on one side, and the 1965 Type 38 or the 1968 Type 49 on the other. The final selection of the car is open to discussion;
4. On either side of the base are 8’ (2.5m) long bas-reliefs depicting two different and crucial races. Again, their selection is open to discussion;
5. On the rear of the pyramid is a bronze plaque showing drawings of Colin Chapman’s major engineering innovations;
6. Below the figure of Jim Clark is a plaque describing his racing career;
7. Near the top of the pyramid on each side is a bronze laurel wreath., 'The Jim Clark Memorial Proposal: A Proposed Sculptural Monument to Jim Clark, 1936–1968', booklet, Inverness, 1993