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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