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Henry Egerton Cotton

1929 - 1993
Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside, 1989 to 1993; the First Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University, 1992 to 1993
(Wikipedia)

Tom Murphy
1998

Description

Statue of Henry E. Cotton, dressed in full academic attire, sitting on an object that looks like a bale of cotton.
On the sides of the pedestal are the coats of arms of the Cotton family and the university.

Liverpool - Henry Egerton Cotton
Cotton family
Liverpool John Moores University

Inscription(s)

Henry Egerton Cotton Esq., 1929-1993 LL.D., J.P.
First Chancellor of the University
1992-1993

Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside
1989-1993

Signature

Sculpted by Tom Murphy

Sculptor

Tom Murphy (Whiston, Lancashire, 1949), British sculptor from Liverpool (Website – Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Liverpool.

Locatie (N 53°24'38" - W 2°59'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbnw070; Photograph: 18 June 2023
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