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| Ancestor 1 |
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Ancestor 1 (1970) by Barbara Hepworth is the centrepiece of
University Square in Edgbaston. It is a bronze sculpture with black, green and blue patina dressings that forms part of Hepworth's "Family of Man": a series that explores human relationships through texture, form and shape. |
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| Faraday Sculpture |
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The Faraday Monument is on Vincent Drive near University Gate
West in Edgabaston. It is a 5-metre-high bronze sculpture by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi that portrays Michael Faraday, the discoverer of electricity, with force lines representing light, sound, magnetism and electricity. The base is inscribed with a quotation from T.S.Eliot's "Dry Savages" stating that the purpose of a university education is "to travel, listen, think and change". |
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| Mermaid |
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The Mermaid is in the courtyard of the Guild of Students in
Edgbaston. It is a bronze fountain figure that was cast by William Bloye in 1960. Bloye was particularly fond of the mermaid motif and also created a sign for the Mermaid Inn in Sparkhill and a mermaid relief for the Guild of Students. |
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| George I Equestrian |
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The George I equestrian statue stands outside the Barber
Institute on Edgbaston Park Road. It was cast by John Nost in 1717 and originally stood on Essex Bridge in Dublin as a symbol of the city's loyalty after the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715. The statue was purchased by the Barber Institute in 1937. |
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