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The welded figures balance each other in a dynamic tension, each standing on one leg. They reach out and grasp one another's hands in a gesture of friendship, cooperation and trust. This can symbolise the union of Guy's and St Thomas working together as one institution as well as the nature of hospital and staff as caring, supportive and displaying mutual trust.

St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation

London

Title

Cross the Divide

Date

2000

Medium

steel, granite & marble

Measurements

H 250 x W 444 x D 85 cm (E);
Plinth: H 170 x W 67 x D 67 cm (E)

Accession number

S2000.266

Acquisition method

Millennium commission

Work type

Sculpture

Inscription description

on plaque: 'Cross the Divide' by Rick Kirby. Unveiled by Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon on 25th September 2000. The sculpture was commissioned by the Guy's and St Thomas' Charitable Foundation in association with de Putron Art Consultants.

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