Dance of Life mural finds new home in Wrexham
Post categories: Visual arts
| 13:58 UK time, Monday, 15 November 2010
A mural by Mildred Elsie Eldridge that was formerly on view at a hospital in Oswestry, and which has been in storage for the past decade, will go on show shortly in Wrexham.
The Dance of Life mural was commissioned by the Hospital Management Committee of the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in 1951 for the dining room of the then new Nurses' ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ.
The Dance of Life mural by Mildred Elsie Eldridge. Image courtesy of Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust
Following the relocation of the dining room in 1999 the mural has been in storage. It has now been loaned to for display in their new Creative Industry Building, which officially opens in March 2011.
Mildred Elsie Eldridge was the wife of Welsh poet RS Thomas. The mural consists of six panels of differing lengths painted in oils on canvas and tells the story of civilised man’s alienation from nature, and his attempt to reclaim a lost natural wisdom. It depicts scenes of the countryside and seashore, and contains many images of birds, animals and plants.
Director of Operations at the hospital, David James, said, "We are very pleased that this work of art will be displayed at Glyndŵr University giving others the opportunity to appreciate this magnificent mural."
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At 15th Nov 2010, william00 wrote:This is a magnificent mural.
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At 15th Nov 2010, mike505 wrote:I like the blog
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At 17th Nov 2010, glyndwruni wrote:Hi Laura
Great blog. The mural is really impressive close-up - and the work going in to preparing it for display is fascinating.
We've put loads of pictures here ahead of an exhibition of the work at our Oriel Sycharth Gallery from next month. Later on it'll move to the Creative Industries building as you say.
Steve, Glyndŵr University
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At 17th Nov 2010, Laura C - ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Wales Interactive wrote:Hi Steve,
The photos of the mural are fantastic - they give a real sense of the scale of this brilliant piece of art. Thank you for posting the link.
Just to clarify then, the mural will go on display at the Oriel Sycharth Gallery - situated at the main Glyndŵr University campus - from 8 December until February 2011, after which it will be on display in the university's Creative Industries Building from March 2011.
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