Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 24/06/1960. Creator: John Laing plc.
/2847539.jpg "Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 24/06/1960. Creator: John Laing plc.")
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A crowd of people watching the unveiling ceremony of the statue St Michael and the Devil by sculptor Jacob Epstein at Coventry Cathedral. The statue of the Archangel Michael overcoming the Devil was the last sculpture Sir Jacob Epstein created before he died in 1959. The statue overlooks the steps leading up to the entrance of Coventry Cathedral. The photograph shows the statue after it has been unveiled by his widow Lady Epstein, standing on the stage to the right.
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Creator
- John Laing plc, attributed to: British: construction and civil engineering company
Subject
- Kathleen Garman, Lady Epstein: British: model, mistress and later wife of the sculptor Jacob Epstein
People Related
- Basil Spence: British: Architect
- Jacob Epstein: British: Artist, sculptor, painter
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World Europe United Kingdom England West Midlands Coventry Coventry
- 52 25 00 N , 001 33 00 W
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Locations & Buildings Places of Worship
Society & Culture Art & Literature
Trade & Industry Construction Industry
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5232x5264
File Size : 26,896kb
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- JLP01/08/057621C
- JLP01_08_057621c
- 0250009225
- 2-847-539
- 2847539
- JLP01/08/057621C
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