B. Tattersfield: James Stirling Profile

Artist: B. Tattersfield
1936 -
Nationality: British
Artwork Year: 1987
Image Size: 14 by 12 inches
Overall Size: 17.25 by 15 inches
Medium: Water Color on Water Color Paper

The new wing for the Staatgalerie in Stuttgart was designed by the British firm of Stirling and Wilford. In 1977, an international architectural design competition was held for the design of an extension to be added to the Stuttgart Staatgalerie for modern art. The winning design, submitted by Great Britain's James Stirling, caused considerable controversy, being attacked by local architects as monumental, pretentious and overblown. However when it was completed in 1985, it proved immediately popular with the public, and the gallery now has the most visitors of all German museums. The great central drum of the building houses the gallery's unique "sculpture garden," and is reminiscent of Roman architecture. The extension's individual galleries have flat, diffusing glass ceilings which provide an excellent shadowless natural light for exhibits. They are bisected by the brightly colored tubes that act as handrails and a lighting system. The architect, James Stirling was born in 1926 in Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Universities of Liverpool and London. While in school, his initial work was influenced by the works of the famed French master Le Corbusier. His other works of note include the Clore Gallery extension of the Tate Gallery which opened in 1987.

This artwork originally appeared on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Great Britain 31p Architecture stamp issued May 12, 1987.

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