Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Inscription(s)

On the sides bronze plaques with text of the opening lyric of Gitanjali in Tagore's own handwriting (Latin script and Bengali script):

Thou hast made me endless, such is thy
pleasure. This frail vessel thou emptiest again and
again, and fillest it ever with fresher life.
This little flute of a reed thou hast carried over
hills and dales and hast breathed through it
melodies eternally new. At the immortal touch
of thy hands my little heart loses its limits in a
great joy and gives birth to utterance ineffable.
Thy infinite gifts come to me only on these very small
hands of mine. Ages pass and still thou pourist
and still there is room to fill.

Rabindranath Tagore

Signature

Sculptor

• Shenda Amery, British painter and sculptress (Wikipedia) – (Website).

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, List of public art in Camden.
• Bob Speel, London sculpture.
• London Remembers, Bust: Rabindranath Tagore bust.
• Andrew Kershman, London's Monuments (London: Metro Publ., 2013), p. 245.
• Peter Matthews, London's Statues and Monuments (Botley: Shire, 2012), p. 178.

Tags

• Town: London
• County: London
• Subdivision: Greater London
• Country: Great Britain
• Amery, Shenda
• Bust (man)
• Tagore, Rabindranath
• Writer / poet

Locatie (N 51°31'26" - W 0°7'51") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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