COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Timber Bench
title
Timber Bench
Title
false
Caption:
The Riddle Trail in the Botanical Gardens
caption
The Riddle Trail in the Botanical Gardens
Caption
false
Creation Date:
2004
creation_date
2004
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
2005
image_date
2005
Image Date
false
Period:
21st century
period
21st century
Period
false
Location:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
wood - red oak
material
wood - red oak
Material
false
Display Creator:
FRISBY ; JENNER ; HUNTER
display_creator
FRISBY ; JENNER ; HUNTER
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
05-0877
image_id
05-0877
Image ID
false
Description:
Exterior detail: part of the carved bench. Description: The Botanical Gardens, Sheffield. Description: The bench is composed of a twisting branch and a plank sawn from the same tree. The plank is supported in several places, by the branch which forms a back for the seat, and the bench is set on five metal poles sunk into the ground. Tiny woodland creatures have been carved into its surfaces. Inscription: Carved along the curved back of bench: "Now follow a dinosaur, steady and slow / To a tree that lived / millions of years ago". Commission: This piece is part of 'The Riddle Trail' consisting of eight newly commissioned artworks bearing riddles written by the poet Berlie Doherty and funded by Signposts, a Sheffield-based arts organisation. The project was commissioned by the Botanical Gardens Trust and initiated by Sheffield's 'Off the Shelf Festival of Writing and Reading' in 1999. Funding the Arts Council and the Regional Arts Lottery Programme. Comment: Made from a tree which formerly grew in the Gardens.
description
Exterior detail: part of the carved bench. Description: The Botanical Gardens, Sheffield. Description: The bench is composed of a twisting branch and a plank sawn from the same tree. The plank is supported in several places, by the branch which forms a back for the seat, and the bench is set on five metal poles sunk into the ground. Tiny woodland creatures have been carved into its surfaces. Inscription: Carved along the curved back of bench: "Now follow a dinosaur, steady and slow / To a tree that lived / millions of years ago". Commission: This piece is part of 'The Riddle Trail' consisting of eight newly commissioned artworks bearing riddles written by the poet Berlie Doherty and funded by Signposts, a Sheffield-based arts organisation. The project was commissioned by the Botanical Gardens Trust and initiated by Sheffield's 'Off the Shelf Festival of Writing and Reading' in 1999. Funding the Arts Council and the Regional Arts Lottery Programme. Comment: Made from a tree which formerly grew in the Gardens.
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
Related Information:
The Riddle Trail. For more details on see < http://public-art.s… >
related_information
The Riddle Trail. For more details on see < http://public-art.shu.ac.uk/sheffield/riddletrail.html >
Related Information
false
Photographed by:
Simon Quinn
photographed_by
Simon Quinn
Photographed by
false
Creator:
HUNTER, Nick
creator
HUNTER, Nick
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor.
creator_role
Sculptor.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Creator:
FRISBY, Brian and Sue JENNER
creator
FRISBY, Brian and Sue JENNER
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Designers.
creator_role
Designers.
Creator Role
false
Subject Heading:
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Parks -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Parks -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Gardens -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Gardens -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Urban parks -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Urban parks -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Animals in art
subject_heading
Animals in art
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Wood-carving
subject_heading
Wood-carving
Subject Heading
false