Detail View: SHIMMER: Swordfish
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Title:
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Swordfish
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Image Date:
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2004
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Period:
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20th century
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Location:
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Kingston upon Hull
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Material:
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slate - grey Cornish
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Display Creator:
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YOUNG, Gordon
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Image ID:
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04-3107
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Description:
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Life-size fish set into the paving in Castle Street. The Hull Fish Trail celebrates the various species of fish that have been caught at landed at Hull. "The Seven Seas Fish Trail is an A- Z of fish creating a tour of the historic Old Town. 40 pieces of sculpture made from traditional materials make up this impressive piece of public art. The artist Gordon Young created the trail of sculptures in 1992 - representing the actual size of fish with life size pieces, from a tiny anchovy to a 10ft ray. The artist's sense of humour surfaces with the placing of a plaice in the market place, an electric eel outside the electricity sub station and a shark outside a bank ... The sculpture trail was renovated and re-launched in 2000 with assistance form the original sponsors, Seven Seas. A number of the pieces are suitable for brass rubbing. " from a Hull Council leaflet
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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/04-3107.tif
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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YOUNG, Gordon
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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 -- Hull
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Subject Heading:
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Fishing
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Subject Heading:
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Sculpture trails
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Subject Heading:
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Tourism and art
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Subject Heading:
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Heritage tourism
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