Detail View: SHIMMER: Memorial to the International Brigade
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Title:
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Memorial to the International Brigade
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Image Date:
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1995
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Period:
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20th century
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Location:
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Material:
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bronze
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Display Creator:
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JOHNSON, Michael
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Image ID:
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95-0609
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Description:
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This relief on the wall of County Hall, West Bridgeford, shows a set of bombed buildings. An inscription next to it states: IN HONOUR OF THE VOLUNTEERS WHO LEFT / NOTTINGHAMSHIRE TO FIGHT IN THE / INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE SPAIN 1936-1939 // THEY FOUGHT ALONGSIDE THE SPANISH PEOPLE / TO STOP FASCISM AND SAVE LIBERTY AND PEACE / FOR ALL // THEY WENT BECAUSE THEIR OPEN EYES COULD / SEE NO OTHER WAY // NO PASARAN. Two other plaques record the list of those who died, and the list of those who returned.
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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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JOHNSON, Michael
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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 -- Nottingham
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Subject Heading:
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Relief (Sculpture), English
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Subject Heading:
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War memorials -- England -- Nottingham
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Subject Heading:
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Sculpture -- England -- Nottingham
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