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Title
Rugby Writers
Date
2009
Medium
Wattscliffe sandstone, red Shiraz granite & yellow granite
Accession number
CV21_RL_S028
Acquisition method
commissioned by Rugby City Council
Work type
Street furniture
Owner
Rugby City Council
Custodian
Rugby City Council
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
open book: 'Even Aliens come in 13 shades of grey'; books in stack: Philip Toynbee, Pantaloon, Forget-me-not; on the floor: 'But westward look the land is bright' - Arthur Hugh Clough; 'Oh I have slipped surly bonds of earth and danced the skies on laughter - silvered wings'; Midnights Children - SALMAN RUSHDIE; 'Academics can guarantee themselves popularity by being opinionated rather than learned'; TWO BEACH BABIES / PERCY WILLIAM LEWIS 1933; 'o mouse do you know the way out of this pool'
