Public art & sculpture · London
A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft
A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft in England London, United Kingdom.
Jim Osley — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft is a public sculpture in England London, United Kingdom, dating from 2020. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft is a public sculpture commemorating the 18th-century feminist writer and advocate Mary Wollstonecraft in Newington Green, London. A work of the British artist Maggi Hambling, it was unveiled on 10 November 2020.
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Background
Description
The work is a representation of a naked female figure, emerging out of organic matter Wollstonecraft's most famous quotation, "I do not wish women to have power over men but over themselves", is inscribed on the plinth. The sculpture is inspired by Wollstonecraft's claim to be "the first of a new genus". The sculpture is sited opposite the Newington Green Unitarian Church that Wollstonecraft attended.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5515, -0.0851
- District
- Islington
- Parish
- Islington, unparished area
- Postcode
- N16 9PX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Islington North
- Established
- 2020
Sources
- wikidata: Q101529361 (CC0)
- wikipedia: A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft?
- A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft is in London, United Kingdom (postcode N16 9PX), in the parish of Islington, unparished area.
- When was A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft built?
- Built or established in 2020.
- Who owns A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft?
- A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft is owned by | accession =.
- Is A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft free to visit?
- Yes, A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft is free to enter.
- How do I get to A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode N16 9PX. It sits within the Islington North parliamentary constituency.