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Harbinger Bird I

Elisabeth Frink, 1960

This roughly-modelled bronze figure stands poised on two gaunt legs.

The predatory, wingless bird of ill-omen, number one of a series of four, is a significant work in the artist's development.

Title of artwork, date

Harbinger Bird I, 1960

Date supported

1965

Medium and material

Bronze

Dimensions

44 cm

Grant

Total cost

180

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