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Queen Mary's Hospital
London
Title
Grandfather and Son
Date
2009
Medium
bronze & stone
Measurements
H 119 x W 122 x D 119 cm
Accession number
ARTSCULP_003
Work type
Statue
Inscription description
inscribed on open book: This sculpture is dedicated to the memory of Dr Raymond Hughes, who was a GP in Roehampton for 30 years and his wife Dorothy. / Dorothy Hughes was a committed supporter of the friends of Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton for 16 years until her death in 1999. / Brian Alabaster sculpted this piece of his son, Sam who has downs syndrome being read to by his grandfather, Dickie. / April 2009
