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Mrs. Hedges

Sioban Coppinger
Pangolin Editions (Chalford - Gloucestershire)
1995

Description

The sculptress describes her work as: "a bronze sculpture of a woman who is a hedge sitting on a bench - or a hedge who is a woman - depending on your point of view. Her shopping is underneath the bench - it's been there so long her roots have grown up round it."

Inscription(s)

"Mrs Hedges"
a sculpture by Sioban Coppinger,
was commissioned by
Countryside Properties PLC
and unveiled by Lord Gowrie,
Chairman of the Arts Council
at Great Notley Garden Village
on Thursday 13th April 1995

Sculptor

Sioban Coppinger (1955), British sculptress (Website).

Sources & Information

EPMAS - Essex Public Monuments & Sculpture, Database.
Braintree Community Centre, Public Art Directory.

Locatie (N 51°51'6" - E 0°31'29") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbee109; Photograph: 17 March 2019
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