Herd of Sheffield 2016 – 28. Tin Lizzie : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Herd of Sheffield 2016 – 28. Tin Lizzie / Karen Roe
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| 説明 | Tin Lizzie’s design came about from the story of the astounding Lizzie, the elephant who pulled the Sheffield Steelworks cart during the WWI period. When the country went to war, the military purchased most of the available horses and sent them to the Western Front. Lizzie the Indian elephant was drafted in by scrap merchant Thomas Ward Ltd, based at Albion Works on Savile Street in Attercliffe, as a replacement to carry heavy machinery and steel around Sheffield. She was a hard worker but records of her time in the city also suggest that she was a bit of a cheeky character – she even used to use her truck to sneak food out through kitchen windows! This year marks 100 years since she started her work. Mik designed Tin Lizzie to look like she has been made of steel components with a smelting furnace, as used in the 1900’s, for her power core. The name ‘Tin Lizzie’ was also a nickname for the Model T Ford car – which was the car of her day.Designed by: Mik RichardsonMik Richardson is a Norfolk based artist who has run his own mural design and graffiti tutoring business since he left the RAF in 2006. As well as producing over 400 murals for businesses, schools and communities, he has also been involved with many of the Wild in Art sculpture trails across the nation. He has produced thirty to date and almost 100 others with schools.Sponsored by: BlundellsAuction Price: £6500Summer 2016, a herd of elephant sculptures descended on Sheffield for the biggest public art event the city has ever seen!58 elephant sculptures, each uniquely decorated by artists, descended on Sheffield’s parks and open spaces, creating one of the biggest mass participation arts events the city has ever seen. Did you find them all?The trail of elephants celebrates Sheffield’s creativity with over 75% of artists from the city. Some well-known names include Pete McKee, James Green, Jonathan Wilkinson and Lydia Monks – each of which has put their own creative mark on a 1.6m tall fibreglass elephant sculpture. They are all very difference, take a selfie with your favourite as they will be on display until the end of September.International artist Mark Alexander, who is currently working with Rembrandt for an exhibition in Berlin, flew to Sheffield especially to paint his elephant and international players from the World Snooker Championship signed SnookHerd, an elephant celebrating the heritage of snooker in Sheffield.The Arctic Monkeys, famous for their love of their home city, added their signatures to their own personalised sculpture which pays homage to the striking sound wave cover of the band’s 2013 album “AM”.By supporting the Herd of Sheffield you are investing in the future of Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Every penny raised will go towards our Artfelt programme, which transforms the hospital’s walls and spaces with bright art, helping children recover in an environment tailored to them. The programme also puts on workshops for youngsters to provide distraction during anxious moments – such as before an operation, and to breakup long stays on the wards.This exciting Wild in Art event brought to you by The Children’s Hospital Charity will:Unite our city – bringing businesses, communities, artists, individuals and schools together to create a FREE sculpture trail which is accessible to all.Attract more visitors – both nationally and regionally as well as encouraging thousands of people to become a tourist in their own city.Invest in the future – with a city wide education programme that can be used for years to come and by funding a life-saving piece of medical equipment at Sheffield Children’s Hospital from the Herd auction at the end of the trail.Showcase our city – celebrating Sheffield’s heritage and cementing our status as a vibrant and culturally exciting city through this world-class initiative.The Herd of Sheffield Farewell Weekend was held on 14-16 October and was your chance to say a last goodbye to all 58 large elephant sculptures as they gather in one place for a final send-off at Meadowhall.This special event gave visitors a chance to see the entire herd in all its glory – from the signed Arctic Monkeys’ ‘AM’ elephant, right through to ‘SnookHerd’, autographed by a host of international snooker players including current world champion Mark Selby.Please note that the Little Herd elephants will not be on display as they will be returned to their school for pupils to enjoy.Meadowhall, along with its joint owners, British Land are very proud to be supporting The Children’s Hospital Charity as host sponsors for the Herd of Sheffield Farewell Weekend.Auction: Hundreds of elephant enthusiasts gathered at the Crucible on 20 October for the Herd of Sheffield Auction, which raised a total of £410,600 for The Children’s Hospital Charity. |
| 撮影日 | 2016-10-15 10:12:30 |
| 撮影者 | Karen Roe |
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