Tay (Aids memorial)
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Location
Street: | New Steine Gardens |
Town: | Brighton |
Parish: | Brighton |
Council: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
County: | East Sussex |
Postcode: | BN2 1PB |
Location on Google Map | |
Object setting: | Garden |
Access is: | Public |
Location note: | Top of Gardens, off St James's Street |
In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
Page: | 132 |
Grid reference: | 9C |
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 : | Romany Mark Bruce |
Role: | Sculptor |
Company/Group : | The Morris Singer Company Ltd. |
Role: | Foundry |
Qualify: | and |
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General Information
Commissioned by: | Paul Elgood, Brighton and Hove Council. Design selected by online public vote. Funded by public donations; cost c. £42,000 |
Construction period: | 2007-2009 |
Unveiling date: | 09/10/2009 |
Work is: | Extant |
Object listing: | Not listed |
Description: | Two abstracted figures, intertwined at base, moving upwards and away from each other. |
Iconographical description: | The piece is named for Paul Tay, the sculptor’s best friend, who died in 1992. The silhouette of the figures resembles the red ribbon, symbol of HIV/Aids commemoration |
Inscription: | |
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Classification
Categories: | Free Standing, Commemorative, Sculptural |
Object type1: | Sculpture |
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Object Parts
Part 1: | sculpture |
Material: | bronze |
Height (cm): | 335 |
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Object Condition
Overall condition: | Good |
Risk assessment: | No known risk |
Date of on-site inspection: | 26/11/2009 |
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History
Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
Source 1 : | |
Title: | The Argus |
Type: | Newspaper |
Date: | 10/10/2009 |
Page: | 20-21 |
Source 2 : | |
Title: | The Argus |
Type: | Newspaper |
Date: | 07/09/2007 |
Page: | 9 |
Further information: | |
www.romanymarkbruce.com | |
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Photographs
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