Sculpture on West Street, Gateshead

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Sculpture on West Street, Gateshead

Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 4 Dec 2021

The artwork is devoid of any interpretation on site, but other contributors name it as 'Sports Day'. I don't get it myself - there's a human head and hands, and a dog, but no obvious sporting imagery. The first impression is that it's carved from coal, but actually it is made from reinforced concrete according to Image where there is also an interpretation.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.962606
Longitude
-1.603904