Freedom with her Dove of Peace,
sited in Hazlehead Park, Aberdeen.
Artist
Richard Ross Robertson
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1914 - 2007)
Date1953
Object NameSculpture
MediumHopton woodstone and Derbyshire marble
ClassificationsSculptures
Dimensions274cm
AcquisitionOwned by Aberdeen City Council under the curatorial care of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums.
Object numberABDCC001132
About MeThis striking stone sculpture, standing at nine feet, took Robertson two years to complete. A lecturer at Gray's School of Art, he sculpted 'Freedom with Her Dove of Peace' for a competition set up by Aberdeen City Council in 1953.Richard Ross Robertson
c. 1979
James Philip
Richard Ross Robertson
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Harry Wilson