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Two Men On A Bench

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Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright for Photograph:

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, 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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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




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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