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The bronze group represents Humanity after a shipwreck on the sea of life, emphasising the changes and sorrows experienced by human beings, and their dependence upon one another.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

Adrift

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 190 x W 145 x D 320 cm

Accession number

1908.29

Acquisition method

gift from Mr James Gresham

Work type

Sculpture

Inscription description

ADRIFT / (An Allegorical Composition) / Humanity adrift on the sea of life, / Depicting life's sorrows and dangers, hopes and fears and / embodying the dependence of human beings upon one another, / the response of human sympathy to human needs, and the [...]

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