DAME ELISABETH JEAN FRINK. Paternoster Square, City of London,30/07/1975. Creator: John Laing plc.

Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink (1930-1993)

Paternoster Square, City of London,30/07/1975. Creator: John Laing plc.

Paternoster Square, City of London, 30/07/1975. Guests listening to a speech during the unveiling ceremony for the bronze sculpture of a shepherd and sheep by Elisabeth Frink at the Paternoster development. Work on the Paternoster development in the 1960's was carried out in a joint venture by John Laing Construction Limited, Trollope and Colls Limited, and George Wimpey and Company Limited. The development consisted of a series of office blocks, a shopping precinct, an extensive piazza and a three-level car park.In July 1975, a bronze statue of a shepherd and his sheep, sculpted by Elisabeth Frink, was unveiled at the Paternoster development by the world famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin. The sculpture was commissioned by Paternoster Development as their contribution to European Architectural Heritage Year. Among those present at the ceremony were Sir Kirby Laing and Geoffrey Anderson, then managing director of the Development company.

YEHUDI MENUHIN (5957 - 12/3/1999) • ELISABETH FRINK • HISTORIC ENGLAND

Photograph

Album / Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

© Elisabeth Frink, VEGAP.
Artist Copyright must be cleared if the artist's work is not in the public domain in the country where you are licensing.
To reproduce the images of the authors whose rights are managed by Visual Entidad de Gestión de Artistas Plásticos (VEGAP) it is mandatory to obtain its authorization, which is subject to payment of its general fees.

Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?

5268 x 5337 px | 80.4 MB

44.6 x 45.2 cm | 17.6 x 17.8 in (300 dpi)