Helen Biggar, 'Mother and Child', appendix: the sculpture of Portmeirion

Cicely Farrer

Helen Biggar, 'Mother and Child', appendix: the sculpture of Portmeirion

Cicely Farrer

School of Art History

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Abstract

Helen Biggar's 'Mother and Child' sculpture was located at Clough Williams-Ellis' Portmeirion Village from the early 1950s until at least 1983 when it featured in Birmingham Film and Video Workshop's biopic film Traces Left (1983). The sculpture poses a mystery for the curatorial team at Portmeirion and its whereabouts are now unknown. Working with curator Rachel Hunt and editor Diane Bilbey, Cecily Farrer co-authored a text on the history of Biggar's sculpture for their printed centenary brochure on sculpture which will be distributed at Portmeirion from Spring 2026.

Original language	English
Type	Helen Biggar's 'Mother and Child' at Portmeirion Village
Media of output	Printed brochure
Publisher	Clough Williams-Ellis Foundation
Number of pages	4
Place of Publication	Gwynedd
Publication status	Published - 20 Mar 2026

Keywords

Sculpture
Concrete
Activism
Art
Scotland
Glasgow School of Art

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