Statue_of_Alan_Turing,_Bletchley_Park

Statue of Alan Turing, Bletchley Park

Statue of Alan Turing, Bletchley Park

2007 artwork by Stephen Kettle

A statue of Alan Turing, created in slate by Stephen Kettle in 2007, is located at Bletchley Park in England as part of an exhibition that honours Turing (1912–1954).[1][2] It was commissioned by the American businessman and philanthropist Sidney Frank (1919–2006).[3]

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The slate for the sculpture was selected from North Wales because the sculptor learned that Turing used to holiday there as a child and adult.[1] The slate originated from Llechwedd, near Blaenau Ffestiniog. Turing is depicted seated and looking at a German Enigma machine. He is dressed in a jacket, but there is some deliberate untidiness in his clothing.

In 2007, it was commented that the statue acknowledges Turing as a codebreaker but not as a gay icon.[4] The statue became part of a new exhibition at Bletchley Park on Alan Turing in 2012, the centenary year of Turing's birth.[5] Sir John Dermot Turing, nephew of Alan Turing, attended the opening of the exhibition and posed with the statue.[6]

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References

  1. [1]
    Kettle, Stephen. "Alan Turing". www.stephenkettle.co.uk. UK. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. [2]
    Greenish, Simon. Bowen, Jonathan, Copeland, Jack, Chapter 19, Turing's monument, page 196. In Copeland, B. Jack; Bowen, Jonathan P.; Wilson, Robin; Sprevak, Mark (2017). The Turing Guide. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198747826.
  3. [3]
    "SP8634: Alan Turing Statue at Bletchley Park". UK: Geograph. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. [4]
    Smith, Richard (19 June 2007). "The enigma of Alan Turing". Art & design blog. The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. [5]
    Parnell, Brid-Aine (6 March 2012). "Bletchley Park gets personal with new Alan Turing exhibition". Science. UK: The Register. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Alan Turing exhibition opens at Bletchley Park". BBC News. UK: BBC. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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