Criticism of the Queen Victoria Memorial in The Sphere
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Criticism of the Queen Victoria Memorial in The Sphere
A page in The Sphere magazine from 1911, which gives a no-holds-barred critique of the newly unveiled Queen Victoria Memorial monument in the Mall, London in front of Buckingham Palace. Among its criticisms are the mammoth mothers with uninviting offspring, a bulgy headed boy, a tortured mermaid and an incorrect Coat of Arms on the West Side of the Memorial. Clearly, they weren t impressed. The memorial was sculpted by Sir Thomas Brock with the architectural surround by Sir Aston Webb. It was unveiled on May 16 1911 in front of a large number of the royal family including the Kaiser
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© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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