[Pencil sketch of the allegorical figure "Poetry" taken from the facade of the National Library of Scotland building on George IV Bridge] [graphic] /
Pendreigh, Alan,1932-2012.
Lorimer, Hew,associated name.
Fairlie, Reginald Francis Joseph1883-1952,associated name.
[Edinburgh?],
[1994?]
An art original.
One of a series of allegorical figures, depicting history, justice, medicine, music, poetry, science and theology that were originally sculpted between 1950 and 1955 by Hew Martin Lorimer (1907-1993) and incorporated into the facade of the National Library of Scotland's building on George IV Bridge. The architect of the library was Reginald Fairlie, with whom Lormier worked a great deal.
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland
Symbolism in architecture
Decoration and ornament, Architectural