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:
94-1002
image_id
94-1002
Image ID
false
Description:
General view. Attwood Monument with the base of the Chamberlain Memorial to the left and views of part of Chamberlain Square. 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
General view. Attwood Monument with the base of the Chamberlain Memorial to the left and views of part of Chamberlain Square. 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:
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
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
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