Horse
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Location
| Street: | Kennel Hill |
| Town: | Goodwood |
| Parish: | Westhampnett |
| Council: | Chichester District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | PO18 |
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| Object setting: | Outside building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Outside the Richmond Pavilion, Goodwood Racecourse. |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 121 |
| Grid reference: | G3 |
| 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 : | Elisabeth Frink |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | The Earl of March. |
| Construction period: | 1980 |
| Installation date: | 1980 |
| Unveiling date: | 29/07/1980 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Goodwood Racecourse. |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Facing south west. A full size statue of a standing horse mounted on a brick plinth that is built into steps leading up to the Richmond Pavilion. |
| Signatures: | Signature carved into rear right of integral bronze base:
Frink 1980 |
| Inscription: | ELISABETH FRINK C.B.E R.A JULY 1980 Stone plaque on face of plinth, facing north west: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OPENED THIS GRANDSTAND ON JULY 29TH 1980 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Free Standing, Commemorative, Animal |
| Object type1: | Statue |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Statue |
| Material: | Bronze, patinated blue/green |
| Height (cm): | 224 |
| Width (cm): | 72 |
| Depth (cm): | 250 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Metallic staining |
| More details: | Metallic staining to both signature plaque and unveiling plaque. |
| Condition 2 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Cracks, splits, breaks, holes |
| More details: | Signature plaque and opening plaque both cracked. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 13/02/2008 |
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History
| History: | The sculpture is Frink's only truly lifelike representation of a horse. It was completed in 1980 and the artist was paid £30,000 for it. |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Frink: the official biography of Elisabeth Frink' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Gardiner, Stephen. |
| Page: | 216-219 |
| Publisher: | Harper Collins. London. |
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Photographs
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