![]() “Both were subsequently bailed pending further enquiries to a date in early February. “A 43-year-old man was earlier arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage. The Metropolitan Police said in a statement on the incident outside Broadcasting House: “A 54-year-old man was checked by London Ambulance Service before being arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and taken into custody. In fact, some in modern times have even tried to resurrect it. Later destroyed by an earthquake and then melted down by an invading army, the statue left a powerful impression on the world’s collective memory. The BBC is understood to be assessing the damage to the Gill statue, with no plans for repair yet in place. This 108-foot bronze statue towered over the Greek city like a god on Earth, a perennial reminder of Rhodes’ triumph over its enemies. Historic England, which recommends listings, has said that it “for the BBC to decide the future of the damaged Eric Gill sculpture” adding: “We would be happy to engage with them and advise on potential next steps.” The Telegraph understands that, following a widespread reappraisal of contested statues after the toppling of Colston’s statue in 2020, the BBC made no plans to review or replace artworks by Gill which are built into Broadcasting House.Ī clock at the top of the building was designed by Gill, along with several reliefs depicting pipers, a statue titled The Sower stands inside the entrance to the BBC’s the Grade II* listed headquarters. ![]() It become more controversial after it was revealed in a 1989 biography that Gill had raped his two eldest children, and sexual abuse charities have since called for the statue to be removed. The 10ft-tall Ariel and Prospero sculpture, depicting characters from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, became controversial for its depiction of a young male nude from the date of its installation at the BBC’s headquarters in 1933. Following her death, Holt’s work has been showcased in many places by both the Royal Society of Sculptors and Chelmsford Museum.įollowing the death of her husband in 1968, Holt remarried and relocated to Eynsham where she died in 1995.Critics of the decision raised fears the verdict would embolden activists to target controversial statues over matters of conscience. Once the home of the BBC where everything from Blue Peter to Monty Python. ![]() Holt was also known to be one of the Royal Society of Sculptors earliest female members, where she expressed frustration at the sculpture profession being dominated by men. A freshly buffed statue of Helios welcomes visitors to Londons Television. She also produced works in the United States when she visited the Hopkins Centre at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire in both 19. In 1952, Holt was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors. ![]() He also create the Mother and Child statue within the Central Park Memorial Garden in Chelmsford. when abraded, provided a shimmer to the element offsetting the golden statue at the top of the obelisk.The concrete mix for the Helios obelisk and bowl. Her husband worked as a lecturer, as well as having publicly-commissioned sculptures such as the statue of Helios at BBC Television Centre and the Joy of Life Fountain in Hyde Park. He was a renowned sculptor until his death in 1940, but his personal diaries revealed he sexually. ![]() She also produced pieces for churches within Essex, Cambridgeshire and London. Eric Gill’s sculpture of Prospero and Ariel has been on display at Broadcasting House since 1933. Gwynneth specialised in sculptures for local churches including the Church of Immaculate Conception, Downham Church and Stock Harvard Parish Church. In 1949, Holt and her husband moved to Broomfield where they both achieved success. At this time, she continued to exhibit work at the Royal Birmingham Academy. Holt was offered a place at the Royal College of Art, but turned this down to avoid impoverishing her younger sisters. She studied sculpture at the Wolverhampton College of Art, where she met her husband, Thomas Bayliss Huxley-Jones. Gwynneth Holt was born in 1909 and educated in Birmingham. ![]()
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