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Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith

Nick Hallett and Katy Hallett

Osler Street Play Area, Osler Street, Birmingham, West Midlands

Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith
Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith
Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith
Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith
Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith
Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith
Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith
Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith
Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith
Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith
Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith
Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith
Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith
Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith
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© the artists. Image credit: Sustrans / Mark Radford 2023

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A portrait bench which is part of the national cycle network and celebrates three celebrities chosen by the local community. Comedian, singer, presenter, and writer Sir Lenny Henry, CBE, from Dudley; Jane Sixsmith, MBE, the first British female hockey player to compete in four Olympic Games, who during her career won Olympic, European Cup and Commonwealth medals; Ellie Simmonds, OBE, is the third person to be selected by the local community. The British former Paralympian swimmer and TV presenter competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing at the age of 13, winning two gold medals. She had further success winning gold medals in the 2012 and 2016 games. The artwork consists of a simple bench with three freestanding steel silhouettes. The work will add to the 250 existing figures already installed around the country.
Title

Portrait Bench – Lenny Henry, Ellie Simmons and Jane Sixsmith

Date

2023

Medium

Corten steel

Accession number

B16_SUS_MR_S001

Acquisition method

commissioned by Sustrans; project rolled out in recognition of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee year thanks to funding from the Department for Transport

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Sustrans

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

1st February 2023

Access

at all times

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Located at

Osler Street Play Area, Osler Street, Birmingham

B16 9DS

Set on the cycle path crossing the park.

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