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Field Visit
Date 30 June 2003
Event ID 616120
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/616120
Herm of Hamish Henderson by Anthony Morrow.
An animated head of the poet Hamish Henderson (1919-2002), smiling slightly. The deep-drilled eyes create a penetrating gaze. The hair is parted low on his left side and sweeps over the dome of the high forehead. The wide open shirt collar emphasizes the informality of the portrait. The mouth is almost a straight line beneath the moustache.
The Scottish landscape is represented by the green/brown patination, so that Henderson's love of Scotland becomes part of the head.
Inscriptions: On front of pedestal (incised letters): HAMISH / HENDERSON
[Two glass plaques bolted onto the sides of the pedestal contain the poet's biography, and the poem 'The Freedom Come-All-Ye', written in Perthshire Scots.]
Signatures: Bottom left corner at back of bust: E
Design period: January - April 2003
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0866)
