10 July
ARCHIVE
George Frampton
(1860-1928)
Studio
photograph, c.1901-5
h 21.8, w 16.8
cm Donated by Captain Laurence Armstrong Davis, 1995
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Yesterday showed an
event of national(istic) importance today a
photograph of a sculptor's studio. When we think of civic pride
we
always think of the 19th century but it is much closer to home
and
very much alive? Ask someone where they come from and they will
be
able to name the most famous townsmen from centuries past, most
of
them completely unknown to anybody living outside the particular
town. Although most people probably do not even live in the town
they were born in they still seem to take pride in where there
roots
are and it will probably be a tender point all their lives.
Remembering the great names of the past, setting an example, but
also giving a dream for the younger generation to aspire to?
Society
is always on the look out for new heroes and role models perhaps
also showing a wish to belong. I always think feelings of civic
pride are a bit like those of football supporters. Is society
changing, however, are personal tributes going to be a thing of
the
past? People now a days seem to shay from heroes on a physical
pedestal. At any rate Anthony Gormley's `Angle of the North' and
David Mach's `Locomotive' are more abstract in their themes.