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A relief of the playwright and Fabian socialist campaigner.

Conway Hall

London

Title

George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)

Date

1950–2010

Medium

plaster & wood

Measurements

H 22.9 x W 14 x D 4 cm;
Plinth: H 40 x W 30 x D 1 cm

Accession number

SC3

Work type

Relief

Inscription description

plaque on front: GEORGE BERNARD SHAW / BY / LAWRENCE HOLOFCENER; label on back of frame: THIS PLAQUE OF BERNARD SHAW, MADE BY THE SCULPTOR WHO ALSO MADE THE FAMOUS GROUP OF CHURCHILL AND F. D. ROOSEVELT (ORIGINALLY ACCOMPANIED BY STALIN) ON A BENCH, IS ON PERMANENT LOAN BY BARBARA SMOKER TO SPES, FOR DISPLAY IN ITS LIBRARY.

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