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Sign: London - "London Pride" outdoor sculpture by Frank Dobson


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76 Waterloo Bridge, London SE1 9PX, UK
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On the sign:
LONDON PRIDE
FRANK DOBSON CBE RA
1886-1903

Commissioned for
THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN 1951
GIVEN BY MARY DOBSON 198T
AND PLACED ON THE SOUTH BANK
Assisted generously by Lynton Property & Reversionary Plc and The Henry Moore Foundation

ARTS COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAIN
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In the sculpture created in 1951 two naked women appear. The intention of the sculptor was that in a bowl next to one of the figures he would plant a plant from the Saxifraga family known as "London Pride"

CBE - Commander in Order of the British Empire
RA - Royal Academy of Arts

The statue was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image

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