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Sculpture recreates iconic photo | Sculpture recreates iconic photo |
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A new public artwork based on an iconic photograph by Italian-born Scottish photographer Oscar Marzaroli has been unveiled in Glasgow. | |
"Gorbals Boys", by Liz Peden, comprises three sculptures cast in bronze and chrome of small boys in their mother's high heels playing in the street. | "Gorbals Boys", by Liz Peden, comprises three sculptures cast in bronze and chrome of small boys in their mother's high heels playing in the street. |
The original photograph was taken by Marzaroli in the Gorbals in 1963. | The original photograph was taken by Marzaroli in the Gorbals in 1963. |
The £40,000 work sits in the area at the corner of Cumberland Street and Queen Elizabeth Gardens. | |
The original photograph was taken in 1963Marzaroli, who died in 1988 aged 55, produced a remarkable photographic record of post-war Scotland. | The original photograph was taken in 1963Marzaroli, who died in 1988 aged 55, produced a remarkable photographic record of post-war Scotland. |
He is most famous for a series of iconic images taken in the Gorbals in the 1960s. | He is most famous for a series of iconic images taken in the Gorbals in the 1960s. |
His widow, Ann Marzaroli, attended when the sculpture was unveiled by Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. | |
The artist, Liz Peden, of Gorbals Arts project, used three local boys to model for the sculptures. | The artist, Liz Peden, of Gorbals Arts project, used three local boys to model for the sculptures. |
"I'm particularly pleased to see this artwork installed as I've lived in the Gorbals all my life and it's very close to my heart," she said. | "I'm particularly pleased to see this artwork installed as I've lived in the Gorbals all my life and it's very close to my heart," she said. |
The sculpture was commission by the Artworks Programme as part of the regeneration of Queen Elizabeth Square. | The sculpture was commission by the Artworks Programme as part of the regeneration of Queen Elizabeth Square. |
It was funded by through the "Percentage for Art" scheme with contributions from seven private housing developers and Scottish Enterprise Glasgow. | It was funded by through the "Percentage for Art" scheme with contributions from seven private housing developers and Scottish Enterprise Glasgow. |
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