Freedom Tree
Freedom Tree
Freedom Tree
Freedom Tree
Freedom Tree
Freedom Tree
Freedom Tree

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The work was unveiled by Her Majesty the Queen and was commissioned to celebrate 60 years of liberation and included the planting of 60 oak trees in three locations. It has 30 oak leaves and 12 acorns and explores the nature of freedom and hope for the future. It is surrounded by a solid granite bench on which a poem by Linda Rose Parkes is carved into the surface.
Title

Freedom Tree

Date

2005

Medium

bronze, plaster & steel

Measurements

H 600 x W 300 x D (?) cm

Accession number

JE2_CW_S005

Acquisition method

commissioned by Jersey Public Sculpture Trust

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Jersey Public Sculpture Trust

Custodian

Jersey Public Sculpture Trust

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

9th May 2005

Access

at all times

Inscription description

granite plaque affixed to wall, incised letters: FREEDOM TREE / Unveiled by / Her Majesty The Queen / on 9th May 2005 / The sculpture and poem were / commissioned to commemorate the / 60th anniversary of the Liberation / of the people of Jersey / The tree represents freedom, peace, / and hope for the future / Jersey Public Sculpture Trust; incised into the granite base: Freedom Tree / In the winding / near-deserted / lanes at dusk / how will we comfort

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Located at

Waterfront, St Helier

JE2 1QA