Benevolence and Humanity by Ernest Cole, sculptor; stone carvers, Joseph and Peter Induni. 1915-21. Portland stone and bronze. Location: former London County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1, designed by Ralph Knott. [Click on this image and the one that follows to enlarge them.]

Although stylistically Cole's work has little to do with that of Gilbert, Bates, and Pomeroy, his small bronze figures — what Read calls the work of art within the work of art in the New Sculpture — seems an obvious point of influence.

Photographs and caption by Robert Freidus. Formatting and perspective correction by George P. Landow. You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]

Bibliography

Cavanagh, Terry. Public Sculpture of the South London. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2007.


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