Detail View: SHIMMER: Sacred Cow
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Title:
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Sacred Cow
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Creation Date:
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1992
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Image Date:
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2001
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Period:
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20th century
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Location:
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Material:
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granite
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Display Creator:
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RAE, Ronald
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Image ID:
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01-1924
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Description:
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View of the rear of the piece.Sited above Victoria Quays Canal Basin.
Description: A seated cow, looking awkwardly back over its left shoulder. Its dimensions are: 1.2 x 2.8 x 1.5 metres. Sited in 1995. Commission: The piece was not commissioned but was bought by Sheffield Development Corporation after Rae's exhibition at Nunnery Square, Sheffield (May 1994 - May 1995) . The piece was selected by schoolchildren from the items on show in the Nunnery Square Exhibition - the details of this process are not yet known to us. Comment: The work seems to be composed of a series of flat planes. |
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Image Storage Location:
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http://helios.shu.ac.uk/01-1924.jpg
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Related Information:
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Ronald Rae. For more information see < http://www.ronaldrae.co.uk/ . >.
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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RAE, Ronald
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1946
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Creator Role:
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Sculptor.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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British - Scottish.
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Subject Heading:
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Urban renewal -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Animals in art
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Subject Heading:
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Public art -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Stone carving
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