Sunday, April 02, 2023

Dukes And Coffee Cups

 


The Duke Of Wellington’s Regiment Memorial, Halifax, by Andrew Sinclair, 2019

Sculpture belongs in towns, on the streets, in the squares; not stuck away atop bronze horses in distant parks. It needs to be touched and spoken to. It needs to be a repository of thanks, of memories, and of empty coffee cups.

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