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Melbourne was commissioned by the Shelton Steel Action Committee to design the Steel Man statue in 1974 to support the (failed) campaign to save the Shelton Bar steelworks from closure. The statue was unveiled and presented to the museum by Lord Beswick on 17th September 1976. In 1980 it was moved to the Broad Street site next to the museum and now forms an important part of City's Cultural Quarter sculpture trail that includes the Reginald Mitchell ( also designed by Melbourne) and Arnold Bennett statues.
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Stoke-on-Trent
Title
The Steel Man
Date
1976
Medium
stainless steel
Measurements
H 180 x W 150 x D 150 cm (E)
Accession number
1976.FA.112
Acquisition method
1976 Gift from Shelton Steel Action Committee
Work type
Statue
