Fallen Airmen 1940

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Allegory (eg: Victory)
District: Renfrew
Town: Renfrew
County: Strathclyde
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker: ERIC HENRI KENNINGTON RA (Sculptor)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 44503

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Current location

Inside Town Hall.
Renfrew Museum
Renfrew Town Hall
Renfrew Cross
Renfrew
Renfrew
Strathclyde
PA4 8PF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 50763 67662
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

In storage
not on public display.
Paisley Art Gallery
Paisley
Clydesdale
Strathclyde
PA2 6DE
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 480 630
Denomination: Undefined
Displayed on main concourse during the 1980s.
Glasgow Airport
Glasgow
Glasgow
Strathclyde
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
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Description

Starkley simplified pilot's head wearing flying helmet and goggles and a suggestion of an Irvine flying jacket reaching to the neck, crowned by a dream-like symbolic vision this depicting the domestic sphere of woman and child, hearth and home.

Inscription

(NONE)

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Sculpture
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone

Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

BOOK: BLACK, J, "THE GRAPHIC ART OF ERIC KENNINGTON" UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON (2001) pages 24 to 28

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