Glasgow Cenotaph (Glasgow, Scotland) : Detail, seated lion by Gillick

Creator:

Burnet, John James, 1857-1938

Published/Created:

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
George Square
1921-1924

Date Depicted:

5/2/2009

Materials:

stone

Notes:

A cenotaph is literally an "empty tomb" or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere. The Glasgow Cenotaph was designed by JJ Burnet and originally built to commemorate Glaswegians killed in the First World War when it was erected in 1922 by the Earl Haig Fund. The lions and figure of St. Mungo were sculpted by Ernest George Gillick. The lions show Art Deco influence.

Topics:

Architecture -- Britain -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Scotland -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Twentieth century

Culture:

British
Scottish

Accession Number:

1A2-SC-G-GC-A5

Coordinates:

+55.861058-4.249260

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
funerary structures: cenotaphs (AAT)
war memorials (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

built works; funerary structures; sepulchral monuments; cenotaphs; built works; monuments animal; death or burial; funerary art; military or war; World War, 1914-1918; lions; war memorials

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Seven

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
5/2/2009 12:00:00 AM

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4349

OID:

10473005

PID:

digcoll:1798745