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The Statue

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Initial release October 1, 1971
Directors Rod Amateau
Composers Riz Ortolani
ProducersJosef Shaftel
Anis Nohra
Screenplay Alec Coppel
Denis Norden
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Date of Upd.
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About The Statue


An artist uses her unwitting husband as a model for a nude statue, with surprising reactions.

Dublin riots: Immigrations complicated role in growing Ireland's far right

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... The Irish were among the " huddled masses" who glimpsed The Statue of Liberty on their way to Ellis Island in New York and the start of a new American life...

Bishan Singh Bedi: Indian cricket legend dies aged 77

Bishan Singh Bedi: Indian cricket legend dies aged 77
Oct 23,2023 7:51 am

... He asked for his name to be taken off from a stand at the main cricket stadium in Delhi against The Statue of a dead politician belonging to the ruling BJP being installed...

Remembrance: Artist's war mural on Abertillery house

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... He thought of the idea after the town s Remembrance service in 2021 when he " couldn t help but notice the wall behind The Statue was in a dreadful condition"...

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... His first exhibition in 14 years was held at Glasgow s Gallery of Modern Art due to the artist s love for The Statue s traffic cone hat...

Banksy exhibition in Glasgow attracts record crowds

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Aug 27,2023 9:21 am

... He writes: " For anyone who isn t aware - The Statue out the front has had a cone on its head continuously for the past 40 odd years...

British Museum: How easy is it to steal from a museum?

British Museum: How easy is it to steal from a museum?
Aug 20,2023 3:11 pm

... At the time, the museum said no permanent guard had been on duty in the Greek Archaic Gallery - the part of the museum from which The Statue was stolen - despite it being open to the public...

Ada Nield Chew: The factory girl who fought for women's rights

Ada Nield Chew: The factory girl who fought for women's rights
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... " You might also be interested inThe campaign is looking to raise between £200,000 and £250,000 for The Statue through donations and discussions are ongoing about the location...

Leicester: Elephant Man statue plan shelved as appeal falls short

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... Money raised for The Statue will go towards the projects...

Enslaved African man's tomb-stone in Bristol ravaged

Jul 22,2023 10:10 pm

Two grave stones on the side smash was in two

The tombstone of an African man who was enslaved to smash in the 18Th Century , was in two.

The Grade II* listed tomb of Scipio Africanus in St Mary's Churchyard in Bristol.

A local Council Said that he believed it was a "reprisal attack" for the youngest in The City .

Avon and Somerset police Said it was investigating after receiving a report of Criminal Damage .

The Force Said it believed that the damage between 12:00 BST on Tuesday from 08:00 on Wednesday.

Scipio Africanus was an African servant of the 7. The Earl of Suffolk.

An inscription on the brightly painted grave stone - this is one of the two at the location in Henbury - Says he died in the town, in 1720, at the age of 18.

the message was scribbled on the ground in the vicinity

A message with chalk on the stone slabs in the vicinity of the tomb: "Now, look, do you what me to.

"to reset the Colston statue, or the things are really heated. "

Conservative councillor Mark Weston, who represents Henbury to Bristol City Council, Said he was "deeply saddened about what happened".

"We have seen war memorials defaced and statues devastated and I wonder where this will end," He Said .

Bristol mayor, Marvin Rees elected appealed for people not to go down the path of "tit-for-tat" attacks.

speaking at a Facebook Live Q& A, He Said the "iconic piece of Bristol history" was smashed "in two".

"The opportunity to present to the country and The World , We Are a city that has The Ability to Live With differences," He Said .

The Statue of Edward Colston, a pushed into the port, after he faith overthrown by protesters

historians, that Scipio Africanus may have been born in the household of 7. Earl of Suffolk, Charles Howard, and The Son of an enslaved West African woman.

He was. his "owners", after the Roman General Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus

It is believed that he was a well-beloved member of the household, it was rare that an enslaved person on a formal burial in a cemetery, let alone as an ornate one.

The Colston statue was Torn Down and dumped into the Bristol Harbour during the anti-racism protests at the beginning of this month.

since then, He has pulled out of the water and is expected to a new home in a city-museum.

to be several other protests calling for statues and monuments, celebrating the controversial figures in the UK, taken out or changed were.

This includes governors, Oxford Oriel College , the vote on Wednesday, and a statue outside The Museum of London Docklands last week.



racism, bristol, henbury, edward colston, atlantic slave trade

Source of news: bbc.com

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