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Title
Bookstack
Date
1992
Medium
grey granite & black granite
Measurements
H 230 x W 74 x D 60 cm;
Plinth: H (?) x W 150 x D 150 cm
Accession number
NE1_SD_S074
Acquisition method
commissioned by Newcastle Polytechnic
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
Northumbria University
Custodian
Northumbria University
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
1st September 1992
Access
at all times
Inscription description
plaque attached to base: BOOKSTACK BY F. WATSON / LECTURER AT / NEWCASTLE POLYTECHNIC. 1964–1988; nearby plaque: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA AT NEWCASTLE / INAUGURATION, SEPTEMBER 1, 1992 / COMMEMORATIVE SCULPTURE UNVEILED BY / HER GRACE THE DUCHESS OF NORTHUMBERLAND