Monday, November 9, 2015

Father Thames

Father Thames by Stephen Duncan, Elm Quay, Nine Elms, Vauxhall, Lambeth, London

“Father Thames” by Stephen Duncan, 1988
Elm Quay, Nine Elms
Vauxhall, Lambeth
London, September 2015

“A naked demigod stands guard over the Nine Elms riverbank. The tangerine deity tussles with a frutti di mare of dolphins, fishes, giant anemones, a playful water baby and a skulking octopus. The polychrome relief, designed by Stephen Duncan in 1988, is a monument to Father Thames, London's very own river god.” (Who Is Old Father Thames?, Londonist)

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