Mother with Children
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Location
Street: | Spitalfield Lane |
Town: | Chichester |
Parish: | Chichester |
Council: | Chichester District Council |
County: | West Sussex |
Postcode: | PO19 6SE |
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Object setting: | Inside building |
Access is: | Public |
Location note: | St. Richard's Hospital, in the waiting area of the Women and Childrens Unit |
In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
Page: | 140 |
Grid reference: | D5 |
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 : | Marion Lyon |
Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
Construction period: | 1950s |
Work is: | Extant |
Owner custodian: | St. Richard's Hospital, Chichester |
Object listing: | Not listed |
Description: | Bronze sculpture depicting a mother with two children. She holds a baby in her left arm and the hand of a child, who stands to her left, with her right hand. |
Signatures: | Signature to rear of integral base:
Marion Edie |
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Classification
Categories: | Sculptural, Free Standing |
Object type1: | Statue |
Object type2: | Sculpture |
Subject type1: | Figurative |
Subject subtype1: | Standing |
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Object Parts
Part 1: | Sculpture |
Material: | Bronze |
Height (cm): | 65.5 |
Width (cm): | 32 |
Depth (cm): | 23 |
Part 2: | Plinth |
Material: | Polished wood |
Height (cm): | 60 |
Width (cm): | 48 |
Depth (cm): | 48 |
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Object Condition
Overall condition: | Good |
Risk assessment: | No known risk |
Date of on-site inspection: | 28/07/2008 |
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History
History: | The sculpture has been exhibited at the Royal Academy. It was originally made with a Children’s Welfare Clinic in mind. The hospital information sheet gives the sculptor as Marion Lyon but the piece is signed to the rear, 'Marion Edie' - Edie was the artist's maiden name. |
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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