Sir Anthony Alfred Caro Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Sir Anthony Alfred Caro
Sir Anthony Caro: A Pioneer of Modern Sculpture Early Life and Education Born: March 8, 1924, in New Malden, Surrey, England. Family Background: Caro was the youngest of three children to a Jewish family. Education: He attended Charterhouse School, where he was introduced to sculpture through his housemaster and Charles Wheeler. Further studies included Farnham School of Art, Christ's College Cambridge (Engineering degree), Rege
nt Street Polytechnic, and the Royal Academy Schools (1947-1952). Artistic Development and Influences Early Influences: Initially influenced by Henry Moore, with whom he worked as a studio assistant from 1951-1953. This early association instilled in him an appreciation for modernist sculpture. Turning Point: A 1959 Ford Foundation scholarship led to a transformative trip to the United States, where he encountered American Abstr…