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I liked it but can't find any info about it online. Anyone know?
More: http://www.urban75.org/blog/statues-sculptures-and-phone-boxes-in-berkeley-square-london/
No idea. What else might it be?are you sure that's a nun?![]()
No idea. What else might it be?
Louis then murders suffragette Lady Agatha D'Ascoyne (her hot air balloon pierced by an arrow followed by a fatal fall, with Louis remarking, "I shot an arrow in the air. She fell to earth in Berkeley Square.)
Hooray! Thank you!Is it Philip Jackson's Gale Force Nun?
It's not a real nun, you knowNo, nuns, especially ones on the continent, have headgear like that.
...but that starched paper aeroplane headgear is very reminiscent of my childhood and Mass in the French church, with attendant strange women with what looked liked Concorde on their bonces...It's not a real nun, you know![]()
Maybe they shoved it there because he did the bomber command memorial in Green Park last month.I wonder if it's there because it's close to the original convent in the area (Convent Garden was the original name for Covent Garden).
The Portland Gallery in London is hosting a major exhibition of Philip's work from 19th September to 28th November 2012.
My first thought was a suffragette due to the sash. A quick google later and I wonder whether it might be to do with this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kind_Hearts_and_Coronets
ETA - this bit in particular:
Louis then murders suffragette Lady Agatha D'Ascoyne (her hot air balloon pierced by an arrow followed by a fatal fall, with Louis remarking, "I shot an arrow in the air. She fell to earth in Berkeley Square.)
No, nuns, especially ones on the continent, have headgear like that.
Julie Andrews...No idea. What else might it be?
Julie Andrews...
you know my Dad's a nun...