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Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)

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A life-sized sculpture of Dame Ethel conducting with baton raised in her right hand. She is wearing a tie and her jacket is partially unbuttoned. She has a scroll of paper in her right pocket and stands on a composite stone plinth.
Title

Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)

Date

2021

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 264 x W 100 x D 100 cm;
Plinth: H 30 x W 147 x D 54 cm

Accession number

GU21_ML_S227

Acquisition method

commissioned by Woking Council

Work type

Statue

Owner

Woking Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

8th March 2022

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at all times

Signature/marks description

Christine Charlesworth 2021

Inscription description

DAME ETHEL SMYTH / 1858-1944 / Composer. Author. Sportswoman. Suffragette. / Sculptor Christine Charlesworth

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Located at

Duke Street, Woking

GU21 5BH

Located in front of the central tower of Duke's Court.