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Title
Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802)
Date
2012
Medium
stainless steel & brick
Accession number
WS13_DKJ_S010
Acquisition method
purchased by the Darwin Walk Trust
Work type
Statue
Owner
Darwin Walk Trust
Custodian
Darwin Walk Trust
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
May 2012
Access
at all times
Inscription description
plaque: ERASMUS DARWIN / 1731 – 1802 / PHILOSOPHER . PHYSICIAN . SCIENTIST . POET / Represented by the four figured statue / designed by / JOHN SANDERS M.B.E. 1917 – 2002 / former Principal of the Lichfield School of Art / and Committee member of the Lichfield Civic Society / In 1986 he created Darwin walk / a “Green Necklace” around the City / The statue was erected in 2012 / by the Darwin Walk Trust