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Spikey statues

I repeatedly photograph the Mossman statues on the Granville Street facade of Glasgow's Mitchell Library, particularly so when the light catches the anti-pigeon spikes, giving them a slightly punk appearance. This group representing 'Literature' - Dante looking rather bored at the feet of Homer.

 

Sculptor: John Mossman, 1878. The Mossman family dominated sculpture in Glasgow during the Victorian period. John Mossman (1817-90) studied under his father, William Mossman Senior (1793-1851), and also under Baron Carlo Marochetti.

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Uploaded on March 12, 2014
Taken on March 12, 2014