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Date
2-1973
Description
This bronze statue, entitled “Joyride” was made by Franta Belsky, who moved to England from Czechloslavakia in 1938. The modern statue, a mother playfully carrying her child, was unveiled in 1958 in the Stevenage Town Square. Stevenage is one of England’s “new towns”, and Belsky was commissioned in 1957 by the Development Corporation to commemorate the towns growth.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Creator 2 Role
Artist
Creator 3 Dates
1921-2000
Building Type
Public sculpture
Building Style
Modernism
Subject Headings
Architecture -- Monuments -- Sculpture -- Hertforshire -- Stevenage;
Country Name
England
Region Name
Hertfordshire
City Name
Stevenage
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet and Belsky, Franta, "Stevenage: Franta Belsky, “Joyride”, 1958 Public Sculpture" (1973). Smolski Images. 494.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/494
Keywords
Franta Belsky; urban beautification; arts;
Notes
http://www.ourstevenage.org.uk/page_id__29_path__0p4p43p.aspx
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7H4D_Joy_Ride_Stevenage_New_Town