Mystery Illustration 75

What does this 1939 statue symbolize?

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Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 21, 2018
Category: Statues and Monuments | 1930s

Comments

On first reading, I thought the text said, "...the art world giggled at this conception."

Posted by Virtual on 08/21/18 at 03:47 PM

I don't know about you, but I find the 'anglo' connection here very strange. To my eyes, she looks far more african than european...

Posted by Alassirana on 08/22/18 at 03:11 AM

I sorta got that part because my first impression was it was a European drag queen, and the English do love their dress-up.

Posted by Phideaux on 08/22/18 at 11:10 AM

It's not Madonna? Or Cher?

Posted by KDP on 08/22/18 at 11:59 AM

I was close. Given that the thing at the top left is clearly a badly sculpted Supermarine Spitfire, I guessed that it represented the War Effort.

Posted by Richard Bos on 08/24/18 at 02:22 PM

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