Engels at HOME
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Engels at HOME by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.
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Engels at HOME
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 6 Jan 2018
Turner prize-nominated artist Phil Collins moved this Soviet-era statue of Friedrich Engels from Ukraine and permanently installed it in Manchester as part of the Manchester International Festival in 2017. Friedrich Engels was resident in Manchester, on and off, for 22 years between 1842 and 1869. The toppled statue was retrieved from behind a creamery in Mala Pereshchepina, Ukraine. Not everyone approves of the statue's presence outside HOME Image For an insight into the controversy read Confidentials: Manchester https://confidentials.com/manchester/friedrich-engels-HOME-first-street-manchester-was-his-return-right-or-wrong
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Image Location
Latitude
53.473256
Longitude
-2.246887