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 |
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| 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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