COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Monument to Thomas Attwood
title
Monument to Thomas Attwood
Title
false
Creation Date:
1993
creation_date
1993
Creation Date
false
Dimensions:
2 m long
dimensions
2 m long
Dimensions
false
Image Date:
1994
image_date
1994
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Location:
Birmingham
location
Birmingham
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
bronze , stone - reinforced and reconstituted
material
bronze , stone - reinforced and reconstituted
Material
false
Display Creator:
COPPINGER , PEEVER
display_creator
COPPINGER , PEEVER
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
94-1001
image_id
94-1001
Image ID
false
Description:
Plaque by the monument: THOMAS ATTWOOD 1783-1856 / Birmingham's first Member of Parliament / by Sioban Coppinger and Fiona Peever 1993 / Presented to the City by Mrs Priscilla Mitchell / "Possunt Quia Posse Videntur" Attwood was one of Birmingham's first two MP's and a prominent agitator for Parliamentary reforms. The monument in Chamberlain Square consists of a lifesize sculpture of Attwood reclining, feather quill in hand on steps in the Square. He is studying a paper on which the words: Prosperity Restored are written. Other loose papers are scattered above the steps and on a small plinth, apparantly abandoned by Attwood's statue. These read: Demand for Change ; The Remedy ; Votes For All ; Full Employment ; Free Trade. Inscriptions in the stone of the steps read: Prosperity ; The Vote ; Reform .
description
Plaque by the monument: THOMAS ATTWOOD 1783-1856 / Birmingham's first Member of Parliament / by Sioban Coppinger and Fiona Peever 1993 / Presented to the City by Mrs Priscilla Mitchell / "Possunt Quia Posse Videntur" Attwood was one of Birmingham's first two MP's and a prominent agitator for Parliamentary reforms. The monument in Chamberlain Square consists of a lifesize sculpture of Attwood reclining, feather quill in hand on steps in the Square. He is studying a paper on which the words: Prosperity Restored are written. Other loose papers are scattered above the steps and on a small plinth, apparantly abandoned by Attwood's statue. These read: Demand for Change ; The Remedy ; Votes For All ; Full Employment ; Free Trade. Inscriptions in the stone of the steps read: Prosperity ; The Vote ; Reform .
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
Creator:
PEEVER, Fiona
creator
PEEVER, Fiona
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Designer for lettering.
creator_role
Designer for lettering.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Female.
culture_gender
Female.
Culture Gender
false
Creator:
COPPINGER, Siobhan
creator
COPPINGER, Siobhan
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1955
creator_dates_born
1955
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor.
creator_role
Sculptor.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Female.
culture_gender
Female.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British. Born in Canada.
nationality
British. Born in Canada.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture -- England -- Birmingham
subject_heading
Sculpture -- England -- Birmingham
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Birmingham
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Birmingham
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture, British -- 1800-1900
subject_heading
Sculpture, British -- 1800-1900
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Heritage -- England -- Birmingham
subject_heading
Heritage -- England -- Birmingham
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Attwood, Thomas, 1783-1856
subject_heading
Attwood, Thomas, 1783-1856
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Portrait sculpture
subject_heading
Portrait sculpture
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Monuments -- England -- Birmingham
subject_heading
Monuments -- England -- Birmingham
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Calligraphy
subject_heading
Calligraphy
Subject Heading
false