Statues - Hither & Thither

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James Watt Queensway / Lancaster Place

Hebe

Goddess of Youth
(Wikipedia)

Robert Thomas
1966

Description

Fountain with a bronze sculpture of a reclining nude woman lying on the 'banks' with one arm on a scale in the water. On the backside of the fountain is a steel fence with silhouets, among other of trees and animals.

Sculptor

Robert Thomas (Cwmparc, Rhondda Valley 1926 - Cardiff 1999), Welsh sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Bob Speel, Birmingham - Modern figure sculpture: Victoria Square and Corporation Street.

Locatie (N 52°29'3" - W 1°53'31") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwm063; Photograph: 24 June 2014
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