COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Fishboy on a Skateboard
title
Fishboy on a Skateboard
Title
false
Creation Date:
1998
creation_date
1998
Creation Date
false
Dimensions:
1.5 m high
dimensions
1.5 m high
Dimensions
false
Image Date:
2001
image_date
2001
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Location:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
resin , steel - stainless
material
resin , steel - stainless
Material
false
Display Creator:
WHITE , WRAY
display_creator
WHITE , WRAY
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
01-2779
image_id
01-2779
Image ID
false
Description:
Location: At the Granville Square entrance to a footpath along the river Sheaf. Description: The blue resin-bodied fishboy has a steel tail and is mounted on a spiral of steel upon which a fish transmutate into a merman (?) as it is thrown by the fishboy from one hand to the other. The full height of the piece is 1.5 metres. Commission: 'Paving the Way' with funding from the Single Regeneration Budget. Supported by BT in the Community, the European Development Fund and Destination Sheffield. The artists worked with children from Abbeydale Grange School. Comment: Officially opened by Lord and Lady Mayoress of Sheffield on 14th July 1998. Other pieces opened the same day were made by Gillian Brent, Mandy Burton and Ross Gilbertson [Update: ] Stolen in 2004.
description
Location: At the Granville Square entrance to a footpath along the river Sheaf. Description: The blue resin-bodied fishboy has a steel tail and is mounted on a spiral of steel upon which a fish transmutate into a merman (?) as it is thrown by the fishboy from one hand to the other. The full height of the piece is 1.5 metres. Commission: 'Paving the Way' with funding from the Single Regeneration Budget. Supported by BT in the Community, the European Development Fund and Destination Sheffield. The artists worked with children from Abbeydale Grange School. Comment: Officially opened by Lord and Lady Mayoress of Sheffield on 14th July 1998. Other pieces opened the same day were made by Gillian Brent, Mandy Burton and Ross Gilbertson [Update: ] Stolen in 2004.
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
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 >."
permissions
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 >."
Permissions
false
Image Storage Location:
image_storage_location
http://helios.shu.ac.uk/01-2779.jpg
Image Storage Location
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
WHITE, Johnny
creator
WHITE, Johnny
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor. Ex-staff at Sheffield Hallam University.
creator_role
Sculptor. Ex-staff at Sheffield Hallam University.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Creator:
WRAY, Amanda
creator
WRAY, Amanda
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor. Ex-student at Sheffield Hallam University.
creator_role
Sculptor. Ex-student at Sheffield Hallam University.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Female.
culture_gender
Female.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Animals in art
subject_heading
Animals in art
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Urban renewal -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Urban renewal -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false