Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Boundary railing with 27 panels (1.25 x 2.5 m) in nine different designs.

The panels represent 'the story of Robinson – past, present and future'. These include reference to the company's nineteenth and twenty century premises; the influence of Florence Nightingale on its diversification into surgical dressings during the Crimean War; its invention and manufacture of the first disposable nappy in the 1930s; the workers' 1939 centenary visit to London; old and modern packaging machines with their male and female operatives, and a vision of future export success with cartons of all shapes and sizes literally flying around the world. The panels are duplicated along the fence with three reversed. The gates are plain posts, with a number one at each edge representing the logo of Robinsons (ArtUK).

Packaging machines.

Vision of future export success with cartons of all shapes and sizes literally flying around the world.

Children's toys ?

Packaging machines.

The influence of Florence Nightingale on its diversification into surgical dressings during the Crimean War.

The workers' 1939 centenary visit to London.

Invention and manufacture of the first disposable nappy in the 1930s.

The company's 19th and 20th century premises.

Packaging machines.

Artist

• Denis O'Connor (Dublin), Irish-English sculptor working mostly in the Midlands (Website – ArtUK).

Sources & Information

• Chesterfield News, Chesterfield Art Trail Walking Routes.
• Chesterfield Borough Council, Chesterfield Art Map.

Tags

Location (N 53°13'57" - W 1°26'31") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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