The Scottish National War Memorial: 'Survival of the Spirit'; figures of Freedom and Charity
Created by Percival (Percy) Herbert Portsmouth
Date: 1927
Usually date of exhibition rather than production
Object class: architecture (building and structural components), sculpture
Object type: commemorative monument, war memorial
Material: stone, wood, metal - bronze
Description:
figure above entrance door representing 'Survival of the Spirit'; figures of Freedom and Charity in exterior niches
Locations of Works
Located at The Scottish National War Memorial Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh | View on map
1927
Sources
Scottish National War Memorial
October 2004
p. 29
The Scottish National War Memorial, A Record and Appreciation
1928 (Circa)
Citing this record
'The Scottish National War Memorial: \'Survival of the Spirit\'; figures of Freedom and Charity', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/object.php?id=msib6_1222442405, accessed 27 Feb 2021]
