River God

Sculpture · 1996 · Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

By Andre Wallace

Where

On a tall steel column in Sandgate, close to the Quayside

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Any time, from the street

About this artwork

A bronze male torso raised on a steel column about nine metres high, made for the redevelopment of the Quayside in the 1990s. It is a companion to Siren, a female torso by the same sculptor nearby. Together the two figures look over the river from the old Sandgate district.

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