Detail View: SHIMMER:
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Caption:
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Poem in the paving
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Image Date:
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1997
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Period:
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20th century
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Location:
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London
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Display Creator:
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MILLIGAN, Terence 'Spike'
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Image ID:
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97-1470
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Description:
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Location: Jubilee Walk, South Bank. Poem cut onto a paving stone on the Embankment by the River Thames. There are several sculptures along this particular walk. Text reads: DOWN THE STREAM THE SWANS ALL GLIDE; / ITS QUITE THE CHEAPEST WAY TO RIDE. / THEIR LEGS GET WET, / THEIR TUMMIES WETTER: / I THINK AFTER ALL / THE BUS IS BETTER. // SPIKE MILLIGAN
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Rights:
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�� Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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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 >."
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Creator:
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MILLIGAN, Terence 'Spike'
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1918
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Creator Dates - Died:
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2002
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Creator Role:
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Writer.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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Irish.
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Subject Heading:
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Pavements
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Subject Heading:
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Public art -- England -- London
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Subject Heading:
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Poetry
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