Edinburgh & Glasgow Local Monuments |
| 1) The Call |
Location Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow.
At the Western end of the Prince of Wales Bridge
Typology - Commemorative of Scottish Essayist, historian and moralist.
Greatly influenced by European events and artist / philosophers
Construction / Completion Dates Completed 1916
Description - Large-scale monolithic figurative sculpture, Carved segmented stone. Figure roughly hewn emerging from stone, reference to Michelangelo slaves.
Artist - William Kellock Brown (1856 1934)
Urban Rural Context City centre urban parkland, with walkways and ornamental gardens. A quite oasis in the City
Rationale Commemorative, of Scottish Essayist, historian and moralist. Greatly influenced by European events and artist / philosophers
