Title: Compass Rose Title Vads Collection: Public Monuments and Sculpture Association

Description: Circular polished coloured granite mosaic in the form of a compass. From 'The Bay and other Artwalks': 'The symbolism suggests exploration to the farthest reaches of the globe, but also refers to the spiritual dimension of Scott's journey, ideas of humility before va...

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Main Author: Sculptor: Boyesen, Sebastien
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1997
Subjects:
South Pole
Tennyson
Antarc*
Antarctica
South pole
Online Access:http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=67237
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spelling ftvads:oai:vads.ac.uk-oai.vads.ac.uk:67237 2023-05-15T14:00:20+02:00 Title: Compass Rose Title Vads Collection: Public Monuments and Sculpture Association Sculptor: Boyesen, Sebastien Date Completion: 1997 http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=67237 unknown http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=67237 Rights Owner: Public Monuments and Sculpture Association Source: AH Type: Sculpture 1997 ftvads 2009-03-01T12:32:25Z Description: Circular polished coloured granite mosaic in the form of a compass. From 'The Bay and other Artwalks': 'The symbolism suggests exploration to the farthest reaches of the globe, but also refers to the spiritual dimension of Scott's journey, ideas of humility before vast challenges; honour, vision and destiny. The epitaph, a quotation from Tennyson, which appears on a cross in Antarctica where Scott and his colleagues met their deaths, forms the centrepiece.' Additional Information: The paving mosaic commemorates Captain Scott's expedition to the South Pole, which sailed from Cardiff Dock on 15 June 1910 in the Terra Nova. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctica South pole South pole VADS (Visual Arts Data Service - University for the Creative Arts, Farnham) South Pole Tennyson ENVELOPE(168.300,168.300,-77.367,-77.367)
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description Description: Circular polished coloured granite mosaic in the form of a compass. From 'The Bay and other Artwalks': 'The symbolism suggests exploration to the farthest reaches of the globe, but also refers to the spiritual dimension of Scott's journey, ideas of humility before vast challenges; honour, vision and destiny. The epitaph, a quotation from Tennyson, which appears on a cross in Antarctica where Scott and his colleagues met their deaths, forms the centrepiece.' Additional Information: The paving mosaic commemorates Captain Scott's expedition to the South Pole, which sailed from Cardiff Dock on 15 June 1910 in the Terra Nova.
format Other/Unknown Material
author Sculptor: Boyesen, Sebastien
spellingShingle Sculptor: Boyesen, Sebastien
Title: Compass Rose Title Vads Collection: Public Monuments and Sculpture Association
author_facet Sculptor: Boyesen, Sebastien
author_sort Sculptor: Boyesen, Sebastien
title Title: Compass Rose Title Vads Collection: Public Monuments and Sculpture Association
title_short Title: Compass Rose Title Vads Collection: Public Monuments and Sculpture Association
title_full Title: Compass Rose Title Vads Collection: Public Monuments and Sculpture Association
title_fullStr Title: Compass Rose Title Vads Collection: Public Monuments and Sculpture Association
title_full_unstemmed Title: Compass Rose Title Vads Collection: Public Monuments and Sculpture Association
title_sort title: compass rose title vads collection: public monuments and sculpture association
publishDate 1997
url http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=67237
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Tennyson
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Tennyson
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Antarctica
South pole
South pole
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Antarctica
South pole
South pole
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