Edinburgh, Holyrood Park Road, Pollock Halls Of Residence, Fraser House

The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.

The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.

Relief composition sculpted into clay and coloured in blues, greens and browns. Central scene of workers around tree: one man, two women standing, one man kneeling, one girl standing and one girl seated. Musical instruments, food, a book and tools hang from the tree. There is fruit on the ground. Below ground level is a body in a shroud. The scene is surrounded by tropical flora and fauna.

Inspected By : A. Taubman

Inscriptions : Along top of frame (incised letters): - que mi sangre sense milla de libertad y la señal de que la esperanza sera pronto una realidad - 3.16.80.

Along bottom of frame (incised letters): "let my blood be a seed of freedom and a sign that hope will soon be a reality" Oscar Romero 16 March 1980

Signatures : On lower right edge of integral frame (incised letters): (c) Chalk & Grime

On lower left edge of integral frame (incised letters): Paul Grime 1992

Design period : 1992

Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0582)