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A life-size bronze figure depicts a local resident and regular user of the library Mrs Doris (Dot) Winteridge reaching up to take a book from the shelves. The sculptor took direct plaster moulds from Mrs Winteridge to create the sculpture.

Title

Art within Reach

Date

1991

Medium

bronze

Accession number

SO18_AM_S054

Acquisition method

commissioned by Hampshire County Council and Southampton City Council, through the Hampshire Sculpture Trust

Work type

Statue

Owner

Southampton City Council

Custodian

Southampton City Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

4th October 1991

Access

at all times

Inscription description

commemorative plaque with incised letters at the side of the statue: Dot Winteridge / 1919-2018 / A member of this Library from its opening in 1939, / co-founder of Cobbett Road Library Art Group / and model for Art Within Reach Plaque with white incised letters underneath the commemorative plaque: 'ART WITHIN REACH' / Sculpture by / Kevin Atherton 1991 / Commissioned by Hampshire County Council / and Southampton City Council, through the Hampshire Sculpture Trust

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