Detail View: SHIMMER:
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Caption:
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Blind Institute Entrance
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Creation Date:
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1938
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Image Date:
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2003
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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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limestone
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Display Creator:
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LINDSAY-CLARK, Philip
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Terms:
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Coats of arms
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Image ID:
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01-2136
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Description:
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View of the carving over the main entrance. Location: Above the main entrance to the Royal Institute for the Blind, Mappin Street, S1. The building was demolished in 2007 and the sculpture saved. A new multipurpose building has been erected on the site which includes provision for the RIB - this artwork has been reinstalled on the new facade at the same place on the street. Description: On the top of the left hand column by the entrance is a blindfolded head in front of a grating. The right hand column is topped by a hand interpreting braille in front of a symbol for light. Between the column is a finely detailed carving of the Royal coat of arms. Commission: The architects for the building were Hadfield and Cawkwell, a Sheffield-based firm. Comment: The same artist also worked on reliefs for the Gas Showrooms on Commercial Street, S1, and inside the Church of the Sacred Heart beyond the city centre in Hillsborough.
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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/01-2136.jpg
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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LINDSAY-CLARK, Philip
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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.
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Subject Heading:
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Public art -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Sculpture, British -- 1900-2000
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Subject Heading:
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Relief (Sculpture), English
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