Sappho
Sappho
Sappho
Sappho
Sappho
Sappho
Sappho
Sappho
Sappho
Sappho

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A kneeling statue of the poet, Sappho. This is a copy of the original by Thomas Nelson MacLean, which was given by the sculptor's wife to the garden city in 1907. In 1936, the original statue was moved from its original location on the corner of Station Way and Broadwater Avenue to the Ball Memorial Garden, but was stolen in May 1998. The statue of Sappho is said to have been sited in Letchworth to depict the historic link between the garden city and women’s suffrage.
Title

Sappho

Date

2011

Medium

bronze

Accession number

SG6_SM_SO12

Acquisition method

commissioned by North Hertfordshire District Council

Work type

Statue

Owner

North Hertfordshire District Council

Custodian

North Hertfordshire District Council

Unveiling date

5 November 2011

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at all times

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Located at

Howard Gardens, Letchworth

SG6 1SU