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The piece is a life-size replica of the 'Blue Fin Tunny' and is a seven-foot (2.1 m) fish resting on a twelve foot (3.7 m) tall stand. The sculpture represents Scarborough during the 1920s and 1930s when the Atlantic blue fin tuna was a known sporting fish and were abundant off the Yorkshire Coast.

Title

Blue Fin Tunny

Date

2012–2013

Medium

steel

Measurements

H 380 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 30 x W 240 x D 94 cm

Accession number

YO11_FJ_S022

Acquisition method

gifted by Maureen Robinson

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Scarborough Town Council

Custodian

Scarborough Town Council

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

where the rod/hook meets the fish just above the fin, on the side facing the end of the pier: Ray Lonsdale / 2012

Inscription description

plaque on the front of the plinth : THE TUNNY / Big fish little boat, just a rod, a line, a man. / The days when the Tunny were here in the sea / not just in a ringpull can. / Sculpture by Ray Lonsdale, commissioned by Maureen Robinson / as a symbol of Scarborough's heritage. / Gifted to Scarborough Residents 2013

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