Detail View: SHIMMER: Memorial to Tony Hancock
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Title:
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Memorial to Tony Hancock
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Creation Date:
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1996
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Dimensions:
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3 m high x 3.66 m wide
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Image Date:
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2007
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Period:
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20th century
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Location:
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Birmingham
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Material:
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bronze , glass - rods
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Display Creator:
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WILLIAMS, Bruce
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Image ID:
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07-2148
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Description:
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Location: Old Square, Birmingham. The plaque set in paving beneath the memorial. 'Born in Hall Green, Birmingham, Tony Hancock was the most celebrated and innovative comedian of the 1950's and 1960's when his television and radio series 'Hancock's Half Hour' were the most popular programmes in Britain.'
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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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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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WILLIAMS, Bruce
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1962
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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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Plaques, plaquettes
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Subject Heading:
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Sculpture -- England -- Birmingham
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Subject Heading:
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Public sculpture -- England -- Birmingham
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Subject Heading:
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Memorials -- England -- Birmingham
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Subject Heading:
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Hancock, Tony, 1924-1968
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