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Caribbean
Woman Statue unveiled in Stockwell, London, England
- Designed by Guyanese - October 08, 2008
London's first public statue of
an African-Caribbean woman has been unveiled as a memorial to
women in the Caribbean community.
The 3m (10ft) high Bronze
Woman statue of a woman holding a baby has been installed in
Stockwell Memorial Garden, south London.
The anonymous figure is based
on a poem of the same name by Guyana-born Cecile Nobrega, who
lives in Stockwell. Ms. Nobrega is a former student of
Bishop's High School of Georgetown Guyana.
Read more from the BBC...
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