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'There was a man', John Cairney (b.1930) as Robert Burns

Benno Schotz (1891–1984)

The Dick Institute

'There was a man', John Cairney (b.1930) as Robert Burns
'There was a man', John Cairney (b.1930) as Robert Burns
'There was a man', John Cairney (b.1930) as Robert Burns
'There was a man', John Cairney (b.1930) as Robert Burns
'There was a man', John Cairney (b.1930) as Robert Burns
'There was a man', John Cairney (b.1930) as Robert Burns
'There was a man', John Cairney (b.1930) as Robert Burns
'There was a man', John Cairney (b.1930) as Robert Burns
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Actor John Cairney playing Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759–1796)

The Dick Institute

Kilmarnock

Title

'There was a man', John Cairney (b.1930) as Robert Burns

Medium

bronze & gilt

Measurements

H 40.5 x W 25 x D 26.5 cm;
Plinth: H 6.5 x W 2.5 x D 5 cm

Accession number

KIMMG:FA/C10

Acquisition method

purchased, 1970

Work type

Bust

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Elmbank Avenue, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire KA1 3BN Scotland

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Benno Schotz

1891–1984

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