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List of public art in Green Park

List of public art in Green Park

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This is a list of public art in Green Park, one of the Royal Parks of London.

Green Park lies between Hyde Park and St James's Park, in the City of Westminster. Much of the present landscaping is the result of remodelling by John Nash in the 1820s, and the park had been cleared of its buildings, dating to the time of Queen Caroline, by 1855.[1] Governments have traditionally been reluctant to situate memorials in the Royal Parks, and there were none in Green Park until the installation of the Canada Memorial in 1994.[2] Since then two further war memorials have been added, with the second (dedicated to the memory of RAF Bomber Command) drawing criticism for "the un-greening of this section of Green Park".[3]

Map of public art in Green Park

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References

  1. [1]
    "Landscape History: Green Park—The Royal favourite". The Royal Parks. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. [2]
    Ward-Jackson 2011, p. 49.
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    "A memorial too far". The Burlington Magazine. 153 (1304). November 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
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    Historic England. "Devonshire House Gates to Green Park and Gatepiers (Opposite to Number 90 Piccadilly) (1226498)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  5. [5]
    Bradley & Pevsner 2003, p. 560.
  6. [6]
    Ward-Jackson 2011, pp. 46–47.
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    Speel, Bob (2011). Sculpture of the Month—October 2011—The Diana Fountain, Green Park. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
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    Tile Gazetteer—London. Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
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    Ovenden 2013, p. 249.
  10. [10]
    Ward-Jackson 2011, p. 48.
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    Connolly, Jocelyne. "The Canadian War Memorial Part 3: Public interaction". Art and Architecture. Courtauld Institute of Art. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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    Ward-Jackson 2011, p. 36.
  13. [13]
    John Maine: Sea Strata. Art in Public. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  14. [14]
    About the Competition. The Royal Parks Foundation. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  15. [15]
    Watering Holes Drinking Fountain. The Royal Parks Foundation. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  16. [16]
    Rayner, Gordon (28 June 2012). "RAF Bomber Command Memorial: After 67 years, the sacrifice of 55,000 airmen is honoured". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.

Bibliography

  • Bradley, Simon; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2003). London 6: Westminster. The Buildings of England. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09595-1.
  • Ovenden, Mark (2013). London Underground by Design. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-1846144172.
  • Ward-Jackson, Philip (2011). Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster: Volume 1. Public Sculpture of Britain. Vol. 14. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-1-84631-691-3.
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