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Flying figure (actual title unknown)

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Author: Anthony McIntosh
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Creative Commons

Location

Street:Spitalfield Lane
Town:Chichester
Parish:Chichester
Council:Chichester District Council
County:West Sussex
Postcode:PO19 6SE
Location on Google Map
Object setting:Inside building
Access is:Public
Location note:St. Richard's Hospital, in the courtyard garden 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 : Unknown

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General Information

Commissioned by: St. Richard's Hospital, Chichester
Work is:Extant
Owner custodian:St. Richard's Hospital, Chichester
Object listing:Not listed
Description:A male figure depicted as flying on its side and facing east in the courtyard garden. The right arm is extended upwards and the left downwards and disappearing into the integral base. The figure is made of fibreglass or resin but is treated in such a way that it resembles rusted iron or steel.

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Classification

Categories:Free Standing, Sculptural
Object type1:Sculpture
Subject type1:Figurative
     Subject subtype1:Full-length

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Object Parts

Part 1:Figure
     Material:Fibreglass made to look like rusted steel
     Height (cm):295
     Width (cm):235
     Depth (cm):115

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Object Condition

Overall condition:Good
Risk assessment:No known risk
Condition 1 of type:Structural
     Condition 1: Cracks, splits, breaks, holes
     More details:Hole in the integral base in line with the figure’s chest.
Date of on-site inspection:28/07/2008

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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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