Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

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A life-size figure of the poet, Dylan Thomas, sitting in a chair, overlooking the marina. At its feet are the final lines of Thomas's poem, 'Fern Hill'.
Title

Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

Date

1984

Medium

bronze

Accession number

SA1_DO_S229

Work type

Statue

Owner

Swansea Council

Custodian

Swansea Council

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

plinth, top, in front of feet: THOUGH I SAMG IN MY CHAINS / LIKE THE SEA / DYLAN THOMAS / 1914 - 1953 / SCULPTOR JOHN DOUBLEDAY ‘OH AS I WAS YOUNG AND EASY IN THE MERCY OF HIS MEANS, / TIME HELD ME GREEN AND DYING / THOUGH I SANG IN MY CHAINS LIKE THE SEA.’ / DYLAN THOMAS / 1914-1953 / SCULPTOR JOHN DOUBLEDAY; information sign, pavement: DYLAN THOMAS SQUARE / THIS STATUE OF DYLAN THOMAS / WAS UNVEILED BY / LADY MARY WILSON / ON 21ST MARCH 1894 / LORD MAYOR COUNCILLOR CHARLES THOMAS J.P. / CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND TOWN CLERK A.N.F. REES

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Located at

Dylan Thomas Square, Swansea

SA1 1TT

Located at the centre of the square near Dylan Thomas Theatre.