Introduction to the artists whose work combines in the proposed Brixham Fishermen's statue celebrating the heritage of Brixham's fishing industry. Fundraising began in 2009

1. Fishermen in
Sculptural Heritage
F.I.S.H
presents
Brixham Fishermen’s
Sculpture

2. F.I.S.H
Presents
The two artists
Whose work combines in
‘Man and Boy’

3. The artist
Arthur John Trevor Briscoe R.E.
1873-1943
Briscoe combined technical accuracy with
aesthetically pleasing and balanced effects
specialising in etchings and watercolours.
He excelled as a marine artist, his sketches
being evocative of the last days of square-
rigged sailing ships, Dutch craft, the coast of
East Anglia and fishing fleet of Brixham.

4. Arthur Briscoe used the
boat to follow the fishing
fleet, sketching the smacks
and documenting the last
days of commercial sail. They sailed extensively
in the English Channel and the North Sea,
regularly visiting France, Belgium and Holland.
Arthur Briscoe had Golden Vanity built in
1908 so that it could be handled by a man and a
boy. Golden Vanity was the smallest boat built by
Sanders & Co of Galmpton and had
the same strong construction and
seaworthy shape as larger fishing
vessels.

5. Briscoe’s work
‘The Trawler’
(etching)

6. ‘Overhauling the net’

7. Brixham Harbour (watercolour)

8. Brixham Trawlers (etching)

9. Berry Head (watercolour)

10. Sorting Fish (etching)

11. Mending the trawl (etching)

12. The Wheel (etching)
Inspiration for ‘Man & Boy’

13. Proposed Brixham Statue ‘Man & Boy’

14. Elisabeth Hadley
Creative, powerful and
imaginative – Elisabeth
lives and works in Brixham.
She graduated from
Bristol and pursued a
post graduate study at the
Sir Henry Doulton School
of Sculpture.
The Sculptor

15. Elisabeth worked with Aardman Animations
and has won several competitions including
National Design Competition – trophy for
Sports Personality of the South West.
Elizabeth’s work
Can be found in
many local and
national art
galleries.

16. Elisabeth’s work

21. Mermaid,
Dartmouth

23. The sculptor at work

24. Work in progress

26. Design for ‘The Storm’
‘Man & Boy’

27. Dean Thomas
and Vic Ellery
Pose as
‘Man & Boy’,
on location in
Brixham.

28. Maquette for the Statue
Elizabeth Hadley and Peter Stride