Shepherd - Paternoster Square, London, UK
N 51° 30.878 W 000° 05.935
30U E 701288 N 5711047
This is a sculpture of a shepherd herding some sheep. The area used to hold a livestock market and was one reason for this piece being commissioned.
Waymark Code: WMKBV5
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/16/2014
Views: 8
The statue is located in Paternoster Square, a pedestrianised area between St Paul's Cathedral and the London Stock Exchange. The sculpture stands on a Portland stone plinth that has a brass plaque at one end. The plaque reads:
"Paternoster / by Elisabeth Frink (1930 - 1993) / Originally commissioned / by Paternoster Development Ltd / First unveiled by Yehudi Menuhin in 1975 / Reinstated by Mitsubishi Estate in 2003".
The sculpture shows a ram and four ewes walking ahead of a shepherd. The shepherd is unclothed. Both man and sheep are life-size.
The sculpture was cast by the Meridian Bronze Company of London.
Sector of the workforce: Shepherd
Created or Donated by which group: Elisabeth Frink
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