COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
King Bladud's Pigs
title
King Bladud's Pigs
Title
false
Creation Date:
2008
creation_date
2008
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
2008
image_date
2008
Image Date
false
Period:
19th century
period
19th century
Period
false
Location:
Bath, Somerset
location
Bath, Somerset
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Display Creator:
WILCOX, Rachel
display_creator
WILCOX, Rachel
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
08-0324
image_id
08-0324
Image ID
false
Description:
View of "Bubbles" sited outside the Thermae Bath Spa and sponsored by them. King Bladud's PIgs was a public art project following a number of similar animal related projects, usually of cows, in cities world wide. The basic design for the pig was created , by Alan DUN, and then decorated by different artists, with each individual pig being sponsored by local enterprises and people. At the end of the event the pigs were publicly auctioned and retired to more private locations. "King Bladud's Pigs in Bath is a summer 2008 public art event to celebrate Bath, its origins and its artists and provide residents and visitors with some artistic enjoyment. " Maps of the pig trail encourage visitors with opportunities to engage with the sculptures in different ways.
description
View of "Bubbles" sited outside the Thermae Bath Spa and sponsored by them. King Bladud's PIgs was a public art project following a number of similar animal related projects, usually of cows, in cities world wide. The basic design for the pig was created , by Alan DUN, and then decorated by different artists, with each individual pig being sponsored by local enterprises and people. At the end of the event the pigs were publicly auctioned and retired to more private locations. "King Bladud's Pigs in Bath is a summer 2008 public art event to celebrate Bath, its origins and its artists and provide residents and visitors with some artistic enjoyment. " Maps of the pig trail encourage visitors with opportunities to engage with the sculptures in different ways.
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
Related Information:
King Bladud's Pigs. For more information see < http://www.kingblad
>.
related_information
King Bladud's Pigs. For more information see < http://www.kingbladudspigs.org/ >.
Related Information
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
WILCOX, Rachel
creator
WILCOX, Rachel
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Artist.
creator_role
Artist.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Female.
culture_gender
Female.
Culture Gender
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Bath
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Bath
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Animals in art
subject_heading
Animals in art
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Tourism and art
subject_heading
Tourism and art
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Tourism -- England -- Bath
subject_heading
Tourism -- England -- Bath
Subject Heading
false