Two Men On A Bench
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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, at the junction of the corridor leading to the Out Patients' Department |
| 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 : | Giles Penny |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Donated by Art for St. Richard’s |
| Construction period: | 1994 (original bronze) |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | St. Richard's Hospital, Chichester |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A large sculpture depicting two androgynous figures sat back to back. The original 1994 sculpture was in bronze and in an edition of 10. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Free Standing |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Group |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Sculpture |
| Material: | Fibreglass and resin coloured blue |
| Height (cm): | 185 |
| Width (cm): | 178 |
| Depth (cm): | 170 |
| Part 2: | Integral base |
| Material: | Fibreglass and resin coloured blue |
| Height (cm): | 13 |
| Width (cm): | 188 |
| Depth (cm): | 199 |
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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: | Small hole in the surface of the left arm of the figure facing the Out Patients Department |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 28/07/2008 |
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History
| History: | One of the original bronze sculptures of 'Two Men on a Bench' can be seen at Canary Wharf where it was originally placed as part of the exhibition, 'Shape of the Century'. It can be found just south of Cabot Square, at the bottom of Cubitt Steps by the side of Mackenzie Walk. |
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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