Embracing The Sea - Deal Pier Kent - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

The statue is named ' Embracing The Sea', was designed and crafted by sculptor, Jon Buck. It is some 10 foot high, weighs 3 tonnes and is cast in bronze. It depicts the figure of a man in a boat with his arms encircling a fish, lifting it from the sea. The statue was commissioned by Dover District Council' Charity Committee and was funded by a bequest from a former Deal solicitor Frank Kennett. It was placed outside the entrance to Deal Pier in 1998.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Embracing The Sea Figure Type: Combination of two figure types Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Jon Buck Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1998 Materials used: Bronze Location: Entrance to Deal Pier Kent

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