English: Epstein's 1913 sculpture The Rock Drill in its original form. This work appeared in the An exhibition of the Camden Town Group and Others . Epstein later said "Here is the armed, sinister figure of today and tomorrow. No Humanity, only the terrible Frankenstein's monster we have made ourselves into... later I lost my interest in machinery and discarded the drill. I cast only the upper part of the figure."'[1]
1. ↑ J. Epstein, Let there be sculpture : an autobiography, London 1940, p. 60
The image shows the sculpture 'The Rock Drill' (1913) by British sculptor Jacob Epstein as it was displayed at the Brighton City Art Gallery December 1913 to January 1914 . The sculpture is now lost. The identity of the photographer is unknown.
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