Detail View: SHIMMER: Sheffield City Museum
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Title:
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Sheffield City Museum
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Caption:
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Friezes.
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Creation Date:
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1937
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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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stone
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Display Creator:
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TORY, Alfred
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Image ID:
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01-1544
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Description:
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Frieze above the museum entrance in Weston Park. Detail - men bringing gifts from lands beyond the seas. The subject matter was described in the programme for the official opening of the New City Museum and Mappin Art Gallery in April 1937. It "symbolizes the purpose of the Museum. It depicts the Shrine of Knowledge placed upon four steps carved with animals indicating the order of their appearance in time - Crustaceans, Fishes, Reptiles and Mammals - with Birds in flight around the Altar. Figures approaching from the sides bring gifts from lands beyond the seas. Commissioned by the Libraries, Art Galleries and Museums Committee - Sheffield City Council.
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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/01-1544.tif
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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TORY, Alfred
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1881
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Creator Role:
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Sculptor. Ex-student at Sheffield School of Art.
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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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Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Relief (Sculpture), English
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Subject Heading:
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Museums -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Stone carving
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Subject Heading:
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Public art -- England -- Sheffield
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