Totem by Robert Carruthers

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(c.1986-88) Robert Carruthers enjoyed a distinguished 60 year career as both a renowned sculptor and teacher. He taught at the Royal College of Art, London and also at the School of Art and Design at Swindon College for 38 years. His work has been exhibited at the Royal Academy, Museum of Modern Art and the Serpentine Gallery in London. Following a short illness, Robert Carruthers died on 1 November 2009, aged 84. Sadly, little is known about the ideas or process behind this sculpture. On closer inspection, the piece made of hard wood and copper, shows a female in a shoulder stand, balancing a ball on her feet. After nearly 30 years outside subjected to the elements, Totem was in need of repair. In 2013 this was made possible thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund