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Portrait Bench: Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Emily Campbell, Karl White
Portrait Bench: Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Emily Campbell, Karl White
Portrait Bench: Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Emily Campbell, Karl White
Portrait Bench: Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Emily Campbell, Karl White

© the artists. Image credit: Sustrans / Extended Agency

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A portrait bench which is part of the national cycle network, celebrates three celebrities chosen by the local community. Sheku Kanneh-Mason, MBE, was the first black musician to be awarded Young Musician of the Year Award 2016; Emily Campbell Olympic and Commonwealth Medallist in weightlifting; Karl White 'Mr Meadows' a former youth worker and community champion, who died in 2021. The artwork consists of a simple bench with three free standing steel silhouettes. The work adds to the 250 existing figures already installed around the country.
Title

Portrait Bench: Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Emily Campbell, Karl White

Date

2023

Medium

Corten steel

Accession number

NG6_SUS_EA_S004

Acquisition method

commissioned by Sustrans, the project has been 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

Street furniture

Owner

Sustrans

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

20th January 2023

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at all times

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near Mill Street Recreation Ground, Basford

NG6 0BL

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