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Perpetual Poppy Day. The reason why

Hawksley, Rozanne (1931-2021)

Mixed-media sculptural work comprising a dessicated bird skeleton and fabric poppies affixed to a rough crucifix-like wooden upright, to the top of which is pinned a bone fragment inscribed 'PAX / 200[7]', all enclosed within a fabric-lined wood box open at the front.

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 51854

Creation/Production

Hawksley, Rozanne

Acquisition

Gift, 19/12/2023

Measurements

Height (cm): 25
Width (cm): 19
Depth (cm): 12

Techniques

Mixed media
Techniques (fine art)
Art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting

Material

Wood
Bone
Cloth
Pins

Location

In conservation

Categories

Crefft | Craft Celf Gymhwysol | Applied Art WAR AND CONFLICT Contemporary Art Society for Wales (CASW) World War I Death Life and Death Commemoration
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