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Thomas Chatterton

Bristol 1752 - London 1770
English poet whose precocious talents ended in suicide at age 17
(Wikipedia)

Lawrence Holofcener
2000

Description

Statue of Thomas Chatterton sitting on a bench with paper on his lap and on the floor. The papers on his lap are titled Rowley Papers by Thomas Chatterton, on those on the ground is written:

Bristol - Thomas Chatterton
To the memory of
Thomas Chatterton
Reader, judge not
if thou at a Christian
believe that he shall
he judged by a superior
power to that power
only is he now answerable

Inscription(s)

An eminent Bristolian
Thomas Chatterton
1752-1770
Poet - 'a marvellous boy'
by Lawrence Holofcener
2000 AD
Bronze
Supported by
Winterthur Life UK

Sculptor

Lawrence Holofcener (Baltimore 1926 - 2017), American-British sculptor, poet, lyricist, playwright, novelist, actor and director (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Millennium Square, Bristol.

Locatie (N 51°26'58" - W 2°36'3") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbsw062; Photograph: 21 March 2019
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