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Description: | "Steelworker" Brick Mural by Paul Waplington commisioned 1986 by Sheffield City Council Arts Department & Department of Land & Planning (Planning Division). It represents the past industrial boom and those who took part in it. The portrait of the Steelworker is based upon an actual individual and then adjusted to fit the medium.Using 30,000 bricks of 18 different types and 5 types of mortar it is considered by some to be one of the first modern public art works in the city.The image has been featured in publications to promote the use of brick e.g. "Brickwork Design Magazine" No.3 Vol. 3 Jan 1988 & "Guide to Successful Brickwork", Edward Arnold. 1993 | Format: | JPEG/IMAGE | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ |
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01 Sheffield City Centre |
Publisher: | Picturesheffield Photographic Record | Rights holder: | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd | Subjects: | Sheffield | Source: | Sheffield Images | Creator: | Picture Sheffield Administrator | Identifier: | http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend... | Language: | EN-GB | Format: | JPEG/IMAGE | Go to resource |
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