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Sitting on a low bench, a larger than life-size figure of Minerva, cloaked and hooded, her left arm outstretched towards an ancient warrior's helmet lying on the bench, her right arm supporting her reclining position, all upon a low, rectangular brick-faced base.

Title

Minerva

Date

1997

Medium

bronze piece & brick clad base

Measurements

H 160 x W 175 x D 95 cm;
Plinth: H 45 x W 215 x D 135 cm

Accession number

PO19_JD_S001

Acquisition method

commissioned by the Minerva Theatre

Work type

Statue

Owner

Minerva Theatre

Custodian

Minerva Theatre

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

1997

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

at the base of Minerva's cloak behind her right hand: JACKSON

Inscription description

on the side face of the bronze base, just underneath the helmet: LESLIE EVERSHED-MARTIN / CBE SB ST. J. (1903-1994) FOUNDER OF / CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE; on the side face of the bronze base, just underneath the hand: THE CHICHESTER FESTIVAL / THEATRE OPENED 1962 / THE MINERVA OPENED 1989

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