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Media metadata | Métadonnées multimédias

Statue of Arthur Harris

has current location | a pour localisation actuelle

City of Westminster

London

United Kingdom

Statue | La statue

depicts | figure

Harris, Arthur

shows visual item | présente l'item visuel

man

consists of | consiste en

bronze

was produced by | a été produit par

Winter, Faith

Plinth | Le socle

has inscription | a une inscription

MARSHAL OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE SIR ARTHUR HARRIS BT
G.C.B. O.B.E. A.F.C.
1892 – 1984
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
BOMBER COMMAND
ROYAL AIR FORCE
1942 - 1945

Plaque on left hand side of plinth:
MARSHAL OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
SIR ARTHUR HARRIS BT GCB OBE AFC
IN MEMORY OF A GREAT COMMANDER AND
OF THE BRAVE CREWS OF BOMBER COMMAND,
MORE THAN 55,000 OF WHOM LOST THEIR
LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM.
THE NATION OWES THEM ALL AN
IMMENSE DEBT

is referred to by | est référencé par

Wikipedia

Art UK

English Heritage

Getty Images - 'Statue of Sir Arthur Harris unveiled: Six protesters arrested' (1992)

Getty Images - 'Statue of Sir Arthur Harris unveiled: Six protesters arrested' clip 2 (1992)

Tommy Maddinson, 'Colonial Statues on Twentieth-Century Film', Cast in Stone blog post, February 13 2024