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Field Visit
Date 9 September 2007
Event ID 613552
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/613552
Group of ten lifesize black swans: three walking in a cluster; seven are sitting in a double line. The swans' necks are in various natural attitudes; the eyes are drilled with pupils. The feathers are stylised and form a smooth, soft shine. Each swan weighs 50lbs.
Shona Kinloch describes the group as 'a vision of the swans coming out of the end of the canal and heading towards the city centre.' (1)
The swans were commissioned by Edinburgh Quay Ltd as part of the £60 million development of the Fountainbridge area.
Inspected By : Joan M Kennedy
Inscriptions : None
Signatures : None Visible
Year of unveiling : 2006
Unveiling details : 9 May 2006
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0990)
