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Title
London Pride (Leisure)
Date
1950
Medium
bronze & slate
Measurements
H 202 x W 142 x D 140 cm;
Plinth: H 9 x W 216 x D 244 cm
Accession number
SE1_VA_S017
Acquisition method
commissioned for the Festival of Britain and gifted by Frank Dobson
Work type
Statue
Owner
Lambeth London Borough Council
Custodian
Lambeth London Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
10th September 1987
Listing date
19/01/16
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
signed on the front face of the block on which the figures are seated, at bottom left, informally in ‘handwritten’ style: Dobson Founder’s stamp on the rear; at bottom left: Morris / Singer / FOUNDERS / LONDON
Inscription description
inscription, cut into the slate platform, in front of the sculpture: LONDON PRIDE / FRANK DOBSON CBE RA / 1886 – 1963 / Commissioned for / THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN 1951 / GIVEN BY MARY DOBSON 1987 / AND PLACED ON THE SOUTH BANK / Assisted generously by Lynton Property & Reversionary Plc and / The Henry Moore Foundation / ARTS COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAIN