The sculpture of the Ashworth Building (1927-28) at King’s Buildings, Edinburgh University, are remarkable for their decorative quality and sensitivity. In this talk, Elizabeth Cumming places them within the career of Phyllis Bone, one of Britain’s finest animaliers who, in 1944, was the first woman to be elected a full Royal Scottish Academician. Best known for her contribution to the Scottish National War Memorial, she contributed a varied series of programmes to buildings and landscapes within and beyond Scotland which deserve better recognition.

Dr Elizabeth Cumming is an art historian and an Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh.

The event will be accessible in person and streamed online. Tickets cost £7 / concession £5 / Docomomo members £3 in advance.