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BLWA 123
- Record Id:
- 032-003264545
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003264545
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181445.0x0003e2
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- BLWA 123
- Title:
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Witness. Artist(s): Gormley, Antony (b. 1950)
- Scope & Content:
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Cast iron sculpture of an empty chair, a symbol used by English PEN for the last 30 years, to represent imprisoned writers around the world. Commissioned by English Pen in 2011 to mark their 90th anniversary.
Unveiled on 13 December 2011.
English PEN, founded in 1921, exists to emphasize the role of literature in the development of mutual understanding and world culture; to promote literature in a variety of ways, including by opposing restraints on freedom of expression and working to promote literacy; and to act as a powerful voice on behalf of writers persecuted, imprisoned and sometimes killed for their views.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- BLWA Collection
British Library Works of Art
India Office Sculptures - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003264545", "parent" : "#", "text" : "BLWA 123: Witness. Artist(s): Gormley, Antony (b. 1950)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003264545
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003264545
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Start Date:
- -9999
- End Date:
- -9999
- Date Range:
- Unspecified
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Artefacts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Gormley, Antony Mark David, sculptor, b 1950