Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
African Woman and Child
Region ID | EH | |
Work ID | 20 | |
Manual Reference | EDIN0021 | |
Title | African Woman and Child | |
Sculptor | Davidson, Ann | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | Unveiled 22 July 1986 by Mrs. Suganya Chetty member of the ANC but living in exile in Edinburgh | |
Road | Lothian Road / Festival Square | |
Precise Location | At south east corner of Square, on west side of Lothian Road. | |
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Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Don't know | |
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Notes | ||
Standing woman dressed in knee-length dress, headscarf and shoes. Has right arm around boys who cowers at her side. Behind them, four corrugated metal sheets lean against a thin vertical pole. All are place on a thin plain bronze base. | ||
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Condition | Good | |
At risk | Don't know | |
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Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Two figures | Bronze | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Accretions | Good. |
Bird guano | Small amoount of guano and staining |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Good | |