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Sign: London - "A Conversation with Oscar Wilde" outdoor sculpture by Maggi Hambling


Address:
5 Adelaide St, London WC2R 0QE, UK
Category:
Art
City:
London For all manhole covers in London
Country:
United Kingdom For all manhole covers in United Kingdom
Shape:
Square
Material:
Stone, marble …
Placement:
Wall or fence
Tags:
Literature and poetry  Maggi Hambling 


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On the sign:
A CONVERSATION WITH OSCAR WILDE
1854-1900
Photography:
2023
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
The statue made by Maggi Hambling is dedicated to the writer and poet Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), who wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Happy Prince and other fairy tales and more.

The statue, designed in the shape of a coffin, with Oscar Wilde’s head sticking out of it while his hand is holding a cigarette was taken on the same day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image
The statue was placed in 1998

On the front of the statue is a quote from the play "Lady Windermere’s Fan"
We are all in the gutter. but some of us are looking at the stars.
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