COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
A Feeled Guide to Amphibians (sic)
title
A Feeled Guide to Amphibians (sic)
Title
false
Creation Date:
1997
creation_date
1997
Creation Date
false
Dimensions:
1 m high (approx)
dimensions
1 m high (approx)
Dimensions
false
Image Date:
1999
image_date
1999
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Location:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
wood
material
wood
Material
false
Display Creator:
THOMSON, Jason
display_creator
THOMSON, Jason
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
99-1674
image_id
99-1674
Image ID
false
Description:
Distant view. Location: Endcliffe Park, between the Café and the Playground level with RustlingsRoad/Ecclesall Road junction. It is located under trees, close to the edge of the large grassed area. Description: A toad resting on a book, carved from a single piece of wood. The piece is about 1 metre high. The front claws are in fact human hands. The title of the piece is on the cover of the book, which also states that the work was commissioned by the 1997 'Off the Shelf' literary festival. On the spine of the book are the words 'by Jason Thomson'. Behind the toad its left rear leg is emerging from water, while below its right rear leg is a limerick: "There was an old man in the park / Who stepped on a toad in the dark / He heard it go squelch / And gave a loud belch / As he thought what a wonderful lark" The poem is 'signed' but this is unreadable, although "KE VII" after the name may indicate that the author is, or was, a pupil at King Edward VII school in Sheffield. Commission: Recreation Department and the 1997 Sheffield 'Off the Shelf' Festival Comment: Although close to a well-used path the piece has remained in good condition.
description
Distant view. Location: Endcliffe Park, between the Café and the Playground level with RustlingsRoad/Ecclesall Road junction. It is located under trees, close to the edge of the large grassed area. Description: A toad resting on a book, carved from a single piece of wood. The piece is about 1 metre high. The front claws are in fact human hands. The title of the piece is on the cover of the book, which also states that the work was commissioned by the 1997 'Off the Shelf' literary festival. On the spine of the book are the words 'by Jason Thomson'. Behind the toad its left rear leg is emerging from water, while below its right rear leg is a limerick: "There was an old man in the park / Who stepped on a toad in the dark / He heard it go squelch / And gave a loud belch / As he thought what a wonderful lark" The poem is 'signed' but this is unreadable, although "KE VII" after the name may indicate that the author is, or was, a pupil at King Edward VII school in Sheffield. Commission: Recreation Department and the 1997 Sheffield 'Off the Shelf' Festival Comment: Although close to a well-used path the piece has remained in good condition.
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
permissions
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Permissions
false
Image Storage Location:
image_storage_location
http://helios.shu.ac.uk/99-1674.jpg
Image Storage Location
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
THOMSON, Jason
creator
THOMSON, Jason
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor. Ex-student at Sheffield Hallam University.
creator_role
Sculptor. Ex-student at Sheffield Hallam University.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Public art
subject_heading
Public art
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Urban parks -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Urban parks -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Benches
subject_heading
Benches
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Wood-carving
subject_heading
Wood-carving
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Animals in art
subject_heading
Animals in art
Subject Heading
false