Messenger (sculpture in Plymouth)
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messenger-sculpture-in-plymouth-314-2351924
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Messenger (sculpture in Plymouth)
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Messenger is a large statue in Plymouth, UK, created by the Cornish artist Joseph Hillier, depicting a female actor crouching in preparation to run onstage. It was commissioned by and installed outside the Theatre Royal, Plymouth in 2019 in preparation for the city's Mayflower 400 celebrations. At 7 metres (23 ft) tall and 9 metres (30 ft) wide, and weighing 10 tonnes (22,000 lb), it is the largest sculpture ever created in the United Kingdom using the lost-wax casting process. It was cast over
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Sculpture erected in Plymouth, England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenger_(sculpture_in_Plymouth)
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2024-04-03T16:25:44Z
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