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Title
Fryderyk Chopin (1810–1849)
Date
1975
Medium
bronze & marble
Measurements
H 250 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
SE1_VA_S020
Acquisition method
gifted by the Polish nation
Work type
Statue
Owner
Lambeth London Borough Council
Custodian
Lambeth London Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
26th February 1975
Access
at all times
Inscription description
six o'clock face: FRYDERYK CHOPIN / 1810-1849 / 'SIMPLICITY IS THE HIGHEST GOAL / ACHIEVABLE WHEN YOU HAVE / OVERCOME ALL DIFFICULTIES.'; nine o'clock face: UNVEILED BY / HRH THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER KG GCVO / ON THE 18th MAY 2011 IN THE PRESENCE OF / HER EXCELLENCY Ms BARBARA TUGE-ERECINSKA / AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND IN / THE UNITED KINGDOM, FOLLOWING RESTORATION / WORK BY THE POLISH HERITAGE SOCIETY (UK); three o'clock face: THIS STATUE OF FRYDERYK CHOPIN / BY BRONISLAW KUBICA WAS A GIFT FROM / THE POLISH NATION IN 1975 TO THANK / THE BRITISH PEOPLE FOR THEIR SACRIFICE / IN THE DEFEAT OF NAZI GERMANY IN 1945 / 'FOR YOUR FREEDOM AND OURS'
