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#ArthurGeorgeWalker’s statue of #FlorenceNightingale standing resolutely with her lamp, honours her wartime service & statistical #Healthcare reforms. Erected in 1915 as part of the #GuardsCrimeanWarMemorial ensemble, the #Bronze #Statue has become emblematic of #Nursing leadership & compassionate care - linking Victorian reform to modern global healthcare practice #KCLMedic
In Source: Florence Nightingale
For #InternationalStudents the stately artworks at the #MaughanLibrary, inc. the #Bronze #Confucius, #WalterCrane’s #FiveContinent reliefs & #PietroTorrigiano’s #TudorTombs, create a sense of belonging to a global scholarly community. Diverse histories echo & unfold at this #CulturalLandmark, enabling connections & threads of identity to be traced home #KCLInternationalLife
In Source: The Maughan Library
#AncientTeacher #Confucius stands in #Bronze outside the #MaughanLibrary, a gift from #HongKong & a symbol of wisdom in #ChineseThought. During exam season, #Chinese students leave fruit at his feet, a quiet wishful tradition to be blessed. In this space & small act, #East meets #West, not in words, but in the unspoken language of a shared belief. #KCLInternationalLife
In Source: Statue of Confucius
Celebrated for her mystical creatures, animals & hybrid beings made from sawdust, wet plaster & machine parts, #Crawling is a large #Bronze #Sculpture by #SophieRyder that depicts the body of a woman with the head of a hare. Exhibited in #BerkeleySquare during the 2020 lockdown, #Westminster placed #Art in iconic outdoor locations to inspire & evoke optimism for the future.
In Source: Crawling
Created in the wake of the 1987 Black Monday #StockMarket crash, Italian #Artist Arturo Di Modica illegally dropped the #Bronze #Sculpture outside of the #NYSE. The Bull is a symbol of aggressive financial optimism & prosperity, & the #ChargingBull statue which is now in Bowling Green, is a popular tourist attraction & icon of the #WallStreet Financial District in #NewYork #Art
In Source: Bull of Wall Street
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