Helping Hand of Justice
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Location
Street: | 6 Market Avenue |
Town: | Chichester |
Parish: | Chichester |
Council: | Chichester District Council |
County: | West Sussex |
Postcode: | PO19 |
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Object setting: | Inside building |
Access is: | Private |
Location note: | In an enclosed courtyard inside Chichester Law Courts |
In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
Page: | 140 |
Grid reference: | C8 |
The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
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Makers
Name : | John Skelton |
Role: | Sculptor |
Name : | Stanley Roth |
Role: | Architect |
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General Information
Commissioned by: | Stanley Roth |
Construction period: | 1972-1973 |
Installation date: | 1973 |
Work is: | Extant |
Owner custodian: | Chichester Law Courts |
Object listing: | Not listed |
Description: | Appears to be have been carved directly into a cube of limestone. It depicts a childs hand resting in the palm of an adult's hand. |
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Classification
Categories: | Sculptural |
Object type1: | Sculpture |
Subject type1: | Figurative |
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Object Parts
Part 1: | Sculpture |
Material: | Normandy limestone |
Height (cm): | 90 |
Width (cm): | 90 |
Depth (cm): | 80 |
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Object Condition
Overall condition: | Good |
Risk assessment: | No known risk |
Date of on-site inspection: | 24/10/2007 |
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History
History: | Skelton used the hand of his daughter Helen as a model for the child's hand. Sleton commented that the work was 'directed equally to those giving help and seeking it'.
('Chichester and the Arts: 1944-2004') |
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References
Source 1 : | |
Title: | 'Open Air Sculpture of Britain: A Comprehensive Guide' |
Type: | Book |
Author: | Strachan, W.J. |
Publisher: | A.Zwemmer Ltd. & Tate Gallery. London. |
Source 2 : | |
Title: | 'Chichester and the Arts: 1944-2004' |
Type: | Book |
Author: | Foster, Paul (Ed.) |
Publisher: | University College Chichester. |
Further information: | |
#http://www.johnskelton.org.uk/index.htm# | |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | |
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