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The two artists The two artists

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‘‘Man and Boy’Man and Boy’

The artistThe artistArthur John Trevor Briscoe Arthur John Trevor Briscoe

R.E.R.E. 1873-19431873-1943 Briscoe combined technical accuracy with aesthetically pleasing and balanced effects specialising in etchings and watercolours.

He excelled as a marine artist, his sketches being evocative of the last days of square-rigged sailing ships, Dutch craft, the coast of East Anglia and fishing fleet of Brixham.

Arthur Briscoe used the Arthur Briscoe used the boat to follow the fishing boat to follow the fishing fleet, sketching the smacksfleet, sketching the smacksand documentingand documenting the last the last days of commercial sail. They sailed days of commercial sail. They sailed extensively in the English Channel and the extensively in the English Channel and the North Sea, regularly visiting France, North Sea, regularly visiting France, Belgium and Holland.Belgium and Holland.

Arthur Briscoe had Golden VanityArthur Briscoe had Golden Vanity built in built in 1908 so that it could be handled by a man 1908 so that it could be handled by a man and a boy. and a boy. Golden VanityGolden Vanity was the smallest was the smallest boat built by Sanders & Co of Galmpton boat built by Sanders & Co of Galmpton and had the same strong and had the same strong construction and seaworthy shape as construction and seaworthy shape as larger fishing vessels.larger fishing vessels.

Briscoe’s workBriscoe’s work

‘‘The The Trawler’ Trawler’ (etching)(etching)

‘‘Overhauling the net’Overhauling the net’

Brixham Harbour (watercolour)Brixham Harbour (watercolour)

Brixham Trawlers (etching)Brixham Trawlers (etching)

Berry Head (watercolour)Berry Head (watercolour)

Sorting Fish (etching)Sorting Fish (etching)

Mending the trawl (etching)Mending the trawl (etching)

The Wheel (etching)The Wheel (etching)

Inspiration for ‘Man & Boy’Inspiration for ‘Man & Boy’

Proposed Brixham Statue ‘Man & Boy’

Elisabeth HadleyElisabeth HadleyCreative, powerful and imaginative – Elisabethlives and works in

Brixham. She graduated from Bristol and pursued a post graduate study at the Sir Henry Doulton School

of Sculpture.

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Elisabeth worked with Aardman Animations and has won several competitions including National Design Competition – trophy for Sports Personality of the South West.

Elizabeth’s work Can be found in many local and national art galleries.

Elisabeth’s workElisabeth’s work

Mermaid, Mermaid, DartmouthDartmouth

The sculptor at workThe sculptor at work

Work in progressWork in progress

Design for ‘The Storm’Design for ‘The Storm’

‘Man & Boy’

Dean Thomas and Vic ElleryPose as‘Man & Boy’,on location in Brixham.

Maquette for the Statue

Elizabeth Hadley and Peter Stride