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Superlambanana

2009-06-09T14:13:47Z

Coldmachine: rm good faith edit per WP:SPAM and WP:V

{{Dablink|For the mythological Philippine nymph see [[lambana]].}}
[[Image:Superlambbanana.JPG|thumb|300px|The Superlambanana]]
'''Superlambanana''' is a bright yellow sculpture located in [[Liverpool]], [[England]]. Weighing almost eight tons and standing at 17 feet tall, it is intended to be a cross between a [[banana]] and a [[domestic sheep|lamb]] and was created by [[Manhattan]]-based [[Japan]]ese [[artist]] [[Taro Chiezo]]. It currently stands in Tithebarn Street, outside the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] Avril Robarts Library/Learning Resource Centre, having previously been located on Wapping near the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4441473.stm|title=Superlambanana moves to new home|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=[[2005-04-13]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

Chiezo himself only created a four inch model and it was local artist Andy Small who created the full size replica. Developed for the 1998 ArtTransPennine Exhibition, the sculpture is both a comment on the dangers of genetic engineering and also heavily influenced by the history of Liverpool: historically both sheep and bananas were common cargos in the city's docks.

In 2008, as part of Liverpool's year long position as [[European Capital of Culture]], 125 individually designed miniature replicas were created. Sponsored by local community organisations and businesses in the city, the mini Superlambananas were located throughout the Liverpool and Merseyside region. One sculpture, ''The Highest SuperLambBanana'', was located on top of [[Moel Famau]], [[North Wales]], recognising the very close links the city has with that region.<ref name=Woodland/>

==Origin==
The sculpture was created for the ArtTransPennine Exhibition in 1998, part of an initiative to create a 'corridor of art' through the North of England.<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Liverpool's contribution, designed by Japanese artist [[Taro Chiezo]], was the Superlambanana which was unveiled to the city at the reopening of [[Tate Liverpool|Liverpool's branch]] of the famous [[Tate Gallery]]. An ironic comment on the dangers of [[genetic engineering]], it was developed with the city specifically in mind as both the [[banana]] and [[domestic sheep|lamb]] were once a common cargo in Liverpool's bustling docks.<ref name=What/>. The thinking behind Chiezo's Superlambanana was the creation of something that 'spoke of the future of 90's Liverpool'. He had previously visited the city and been inspired by the [[Queensway Tunnel]]'s ventilation shaft, in particular the symbolism of how a vital piece of 1930's engineering had been incorporated into a broader 'sculpture' (or in this case an aesthetically attractive building).<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Chiezo himself made only a four-inch model, and it was up to local sculptor Andy Small to recreate it on a scale of 50:1. It was created using a wire-mesh frame that supported a concrete and fibreglass shell<ref name=icliverpool>{{Cite web|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/tourism/guide/museums/tm_objectid=11035225&method=full&siteid=50061&page=1&headline=superlambbanana-name_page.html|accessdate=2008-09-01|last=Ireland|first=Iain|publisher=[[icLiverpool]] |title=Superlambanana}}</ref> and was developed at the former [[Bryant and May|Bryant and May Matchworks]] factory in the south of the City at a total cost of £35,000.<ref> {{cite web |title=Superlambanana rescue |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2007-03-27 |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2007/03/27/superlambanana-rescue-100252-18814095/ |accessdate=2008-09-16}} </ref> The sculpture was at first considered controversial and there was scepticism regarding its purpose and value. However it soon became a popular symbol in the city and a valued piece of public art.<ref name=What/> At the end of the ArtTransPennine Exhibition, responsibility for the sculpture was handed to the Liverpool Architecture & Design Trust.<ref name=Woodland> {{cite book |last=Woodland |first=Guy |coauthors=Shaw, Fiona |title=Go Superlambananas: The Book |publisher=Cities 500 |date=2008}} </ref>

==Time in the Liverpool area==
Since the sculpture's conception it was intended to move around the city and not remain in one location.<ref name=What/> It was originally located on the Strand near Liverpool's famous [[Liver Building]] and has since been located in several places including [[Williamson Square]],<ref name=icliverpool/> [[Spike Island]] in [[Halton, Cheshire|Halton]], [[Cheshire]],<ref> {{cite web |title=SuperlambBanana Competition |publisher=Halton Borough Council|url=http://www2.halton.gov.uk/content/tourismandleisure/superlambanana/?a=5441 |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> and on Wapping, close to the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1/> Council leader [[Warren Bradley (politician)|Warren Bradley]] also suggested that the sculpture could be moved to [[Garston, Merseyside|Garston]] in the south of the city in the near future.<ref name=Echo2> {{cite web |last=Chapple |first=Mike |title=Superlambanana heading for its 'spiritual home' |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2006-05-31]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2006/05/31/superlambanana-heading-for-its-spiritual-home-100252-17151895/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> Although its usual colour is yellow, the statue has occasionally been given a temporary repaint as part of a sponsorship arrangement. Colours have included pink, during a period of sponsorship by the [[breast cancer]] awareness charity [[Breakthrough Breast Cancer|Breakthrough]],<ref name=What>{{Cite web|title=What?|url=http://www.superlambbanana.com/home.php?/WHAT?|publisher=Superlambanana.com|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> the colours of a [[Friesian cow]] during a period of 'quasi-vandalism', and purple during the SmokeFree Liverpool campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liverpool's SuperLambBanana has gone smokefree|date=2006-03-17|url=http://www.smokefreeliverpool.com/index.php/news-archive/46-news-archive/134-liverpools-superlambbanana-has-gone-smokefree|publisher=SmokeFree Liverpool|date=[[2006-03-17]]|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

==Future==

There had been a great deal of speculation about the future of the sculpture after it emerged that it was only on loan to the [[Liverpool City Council|city council]] from the artist and it had been suggested that the sculpture could be sold to [[Liverpool]]'s neighbour [[Manchester]].<ref name=DailyPost>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-daily-post/2008/02/15/comment-we-can-t-lose-our-superlambanana-statue-icon-64375-20478668/|title=We can’t lose our Superlambanana statue icon|publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]''|date [[2008-02-15]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> In September 2008 talks began between the [[Liverpool Culture Company]] and representatives of [[Taro Chiezo]] about keeping the sculpture in Liverpool.<ref> {{cite web |last=Bartlett |first=David |title=Talks at last over future of Superlambanana |publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]'' |date=[[2008-09-11]] |url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/capitalofculture/news/tm_headline=talks-at-last-over-future-of-superlambanana%26method=full%26objectid=21795634%26siteid=50061-name_page.html |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> Six months later, in February 2009, it was announced that an agreement had been reached between the two parties that will see a new replica model being made that will remain in the city for the next 80 years.<ref> {{cite web |last= |first= |title=Superlambanana sculpture to stay |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2009-02-04 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7868985.stm |accessdate=2008-02-04}} </ref> It is expected that the current Superlambanana will be returned to Chiezo to be auctioned off.<ref> {{cite web |last=Bartlett |first=David |title=New Superlambanana for city |publisher=[[Liverpool Echo]] |date=2009-02-04 |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-entertainment/echo-entertainment/2009/02/04/new-superlambanana-for-city-100252-22851732/ |accessdate=2008-0204-}} </ref>

==Go Superlambananas!==
[[Image:Pete price banana.jpg|thumb|Super Gag Banana]]
As part of Liverpool's [[European Capital of Culture|Capital of Culture]] celebrations, 125 two metre high replicas of Superlambanana were commissioned and located throughout Liverpool and the surrounding areas. The mini Superlambananas were developed in partnership between the Liverpool Culture Company and [[Wild in Art]], with each one being sponsored by a local institution or business and designed by local community members. The miniature Superlambananas were on display for ten weeks, from the June to August 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/faqs.html|title=Go SuperLambBananas!|publisher=Go SuperLambBananas!|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> The ''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' partnered with the event, releasing a location map and guide of every mini Superlambanana to encourage locals to get involved.<ref> {{cite web |title=Every SuperLambBanana |publisher=''[[The Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2008 |url=http://issuu.com/liverpool/docs/superlambanas?mode=embed&documentId=080718095525-e2386615b77a490b8d397d9cc319bed5&layout=grey |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> All but two of them were located within the Merseyside area. ''Lovemedoodle'' was located at [[Euston railway station]] in London for a short while until it was moved back to [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool Lime Street station]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lovemedoodle gets the train...|date=2008-08-20|accessdate=2008-09-01|url=http://www.superlambananastore.com/news/article/lovemedoodle_gets_the_train/|publisher=The SuperLambBanana Store}}</ref>, whilst ''The Highest SuperLambBanana'' was located on top of [[Moel Famau]] in [[Wales|North Wales]] and was sponsored by [[Denbighshire County Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/encore/Superlambanana.4269726.jp|date=2008-07-11|accessdate=2008-09-01|publisher=[[Denbighshire Free Press]]|title=SuperLambBanana}}</ref>

At the end of their ten week run, the mini Superlambananas were auctioned off for the [[Lord Mayor]]'s charities, with each having a guide price ranging from £3,000 to £8,000.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambananas up for auction |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-09]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/2008/09/09/superlambananas-up-for-auction-100252-21708799/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> The first of two auctions was held at St George's Hall on the 9 September 2008 with 68 Superlambananas up for sale. In total they sold for a combined sum of £550,000 or approximately £7,800 each, well above estimates. The highest bid on the night was £25,000, paid by the Chairman of [[National Museums Liverpool]] for 'Mandy' Mandala Superlambanana, whilst [[Phil Redmond]], creative director of the [[Liverpool Culture Company]], purchased four lots for a total of £55,000. A second, internet-based auction took place on 16 September 2008 with 25% of the proceeds going to charity.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambanana auction raises £550,000 for charity |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-10]]|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/09/10/superlambanana-auction-raises-550-000-for-charity-100252-21718060/2/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> In response to the Go Superlambananas event local scouse graphic designer Jay Keefe and assistant Daniel Judge composed the SuperAlbumana, a book featuring all the Superlambs from the event, history, unofficial lambs and extra material section.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.superlambbanana.com Official Superlambanana website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com SuperlambananaStore]

*[http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/ Official GoSuperlambananas website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com/map/ GoSuperlambananas Map]

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[[Category:Visitor attractions in Liverpool]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in England]]
[[Category:1998 works]]

Superlambanana

2009-02-14T13:51:06Z

Coldmachine: reword is better here since this isn't a living thing per se

{{Dablink|For the mythological Philippine nymph see [[lambana]].}}
[[Image:Superlambbanana.JPG|thumb|300px|The Superlambanana]]
'''Superlambanana''' is a bright yellow sculpture located in [[Liverpool]], [[England]]. Weighing almost eight tons and standing at 17 feet tall, it is intended to be a cross between a [[banana]] and a [[domestic sheep|lamb]] and was created by [[Manhattan]]-based [[Japan|Japanese]] [[artist]] [[Taro Chiezo]]. It currently stands in Tithebarn Street, outside the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] Avril Robarts Library/Learning Resource Centre, having previously been located on Wapping near the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4441473.stm|title=Superlambanana moves to new home|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=[[2005-04-13]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

The sculpture spawned the commissioning of 125 individually designed, miniature replicas as part of Liverpool's year-long [[European Capital of Culture]] event.

==Origin==
The sculpture was created for the [[ArtTransPennine Exhibition]] in 1998, part of an initiative to create a 'corridor of art' through the North of England.<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Liverpool's contribution, designed by Japanese artist [[Taro Chiezo]], was the Superlambanana which was unveiled to the city at the reopening of [[Tate Liverpool|Liverpool's branch]] of the famous [[Tate Gallery]]. An ironic comment on the dangers of [[genetic engineering]], it was developed with the city specifically in mind as both the [[banana]] and [[domestic sheep|lamb]] were once a common cargo in Liverpool's bustling docks.<ref name=What/>. The thinking behind Chiezo's Superlambanana was the creation of something that 'spoke of the future of 90's Liverpool'. He had previously visited the city and been inspired by the [[Queensway Tunnel]]'s ventilation shaft, in particular the symbolism of how a vital piece of 1930's engineering had been incorporated into a broader 'sculpture' (or in this case an aesthetically attractive building).<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Chiezo himself made only a four-inch model, and it was up to local sculptor [[Andy Small]] to recreate it on a scale of 50:1. It was created using a wire-mesh frame that supported a concrete and fibreglass shell<ref name=icliverpool>{{Cite web|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/tourism/guide/museums/tm_objectid=11035225&method=full&siteid=50061&page=1&headline=superlambbanana-name_page.html|accessdate=2008-09-01|last=Ireland|first=Iain|publisher=[[icLiverpool]] |title=Superlambanana}}</ref> and was developed at the former [[Bryant and May|Bryant and May Matchworks]] factory in the south of the City at a total cost of £35,000.<ref> {{cite web |title=Superlambanana rescue |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2007-03-27 |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2007/03/27/superlambanana-rescue-100252-18814095/ |accessdate=2008-09-16}} </ref> The sculpture was at first considered controversial and there was scepticism regarding its purpose and value. However it soon became a popular symbol in the city and a valued piece of public art.<ref name=What/>

==Time in the Liverpool area==
Since the sculpture's conception it was intended to move around the city and not remain in one location.<ref name=What/> It was originally located on the Strand near Liverpool's famous [[Liver Building]] and has since been located in several places including [[Williamson Square]],<ref name=icliverpool/> [[Spike Island|Spike Island]] in [[Halton, Cheshire|Halton]], [[Cheshire]],<ref> {{cite web |title=SuperlambBanana Competition |publisher=Halton Borough Council|url=http://www2.halton.gov.uk/content/tourismandleisure/superlambanana/?a=5441 |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> and on Wapping, close to the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1/> Council leader [[Warren Bradley (politician)|Warren Bradley]] also suggested that the sculpture could be moved to [[Garston, Merseyside|Garston]] in the south of the city in the near future.<ref name=Echo2> {{cite web |last=Chapple |first=Mike |title=Superlambanana heading for its 'spiritual home' |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2006-05-31]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2006/05/31/superlambanana-heading-for-its-spiritual-home-100252-17151895/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> Although its usual colour is yellow, the statue has occasionally been given a temporary repaint as part of a sponsorship arrangement. Colours have included pink, during a period of sponsorship by the [[breast cancer]] awareness charity [[Breakthrough Breast Cancer|Breakthrough]],<ref name=What>{{Cite web|title=What?|url=http://www.superlambbanana.com/home.php?/WHAT?|publisher=Superlambanana.com|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> the colours of a [[Friesian cow]] during a period of 'quasi-vandalism', and purple during the SmokeFree Liverpool campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liverpool's SuperLambBanana has gone smokefree|date=2006-03-17|url=http://www.smokefreeliverpool.com/index.php/news-archive/46-news-archive/134-liverpools-superlambbanana-has-gone-smokefree|publisher=SmokeFree Liverpool|date=[[2006-03-17]]|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

==Future==

There had been a great deal of speculation about the future of the sculpture after it emerged that it was only on loan to the [[Liverpool City Council|city council]] from the artist and it had been suggested that the sculpture could be sold to [[Liverpool]]'s neighbour [[Manchester]].<ref name=DailyPost>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-daily-post/2008/02/15/comment-we-can-t-lose-our-superlambanana-statue-icon-64375-20478668/|title=We can’t lose our Superlambanana statue icon|publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]''|date [[2008-02-15]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> In September 2008 talks began between the [[Liverpool Culture Company]] and representatives of [[Taro Chiezo]] about keeping the sculpture in Liverpool.<ref> {{cite web |last=Bartlett |first=David |title=Talks at last over future of Superlambanana |publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]'' |date=[[2008-09-11]] |url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/capitalofculture/news/tm_headline=talks-at-last-over-future-of-superlambanana%26method=full%26objectid=21795634%26siteid=50061-name_page.html |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> Six months later, in February 2009, it was announced that an agreement had been reached between the two parties that will see a new replica model being made that will remain in the city for the next 80 years.<ref> {{cite web |last= |first= |title=Superlambanana sculpture to stay |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2009-02-04 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7868985.stm |accessdate=2008-02-04}} </ref> It is expected that the current Superlambanana will be returned to Chiezo to be auctioned off.<ref> {{cite web |last=Bartlett |first=David |title=New Superlambanana for city |publisher=[[Liverpool Echo]] |date=2009-02-04 |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-entertainment/echo-entertainment/2009/02/04/new-superlambanana-for-city-100252-22851732/ |accessdate=2008-0204-}} </ref>

==Go SuperLambBananas!==
[[Image:Pete price banana.jpg|thumb|Super Gag Banana]]
As part of Liverpool's [[European Capital of Culture|Capital of Culture]] celebrations, 125 two metre high replicas of Superlambanana were commissioned and located throughout Liverpool and the surrounding areas. The mini Superlambananas were developed in partnership between the Liverpool Culture Company and [[Wild in Art]], with each one being sponsored by a local institution or business and designed by local community members. The miniature Superlambananas were on display for ten weeks, from the June to August 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/faqs.html|title=Go SuperLambBananas!|publisher=Go SuperLambBananas!|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> The ''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' partnered with the event, releasing a location map and guide of every mini Superlambanana to encourage locals to get involved.<ref> {{cite web |title=Every SuperLambBanana |publisher=''[[The Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2008 |url=http://issuu.com/liverpool/docs/superlambanas?mode=embed&documentId=080718095525-e2386615b77a490b8d397d9cc319bed5&layout=grey |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> All but two of them were located within the Merseyside area. ''Lovemedoodle'' was located at [[Euston railway station]] in London for a short while until it was moved back to [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool Lime Street station]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lovemedoodle gets the train...|date=2008-08-20|accessdate=2008-09-01|url=http://www.superlambananastore.com/news/article/lovemedoodle_gets_the_train/|publisher=The SuperLambBanana Store}}</ref>, whilst ''The Highest SuperLambBanana'' was located on top of [[Moel Famau]] in [[Wales|North Wales]] and was sponsored by [[Denbighshire County Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/encore/Superlambanana.4269726.jp|date=2008-07-11|accessdate=2008-09-01|publisher=[[Denbighshire Free Press]]|title=SuperLambBanana}}</ref>

At the end of their ten week run, the mini Superlambananas were auctioned off for the [[Lord Mayor]]'s charities, with each having a guide price ranging from £3,000 to £8,000.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambananas up for auction |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-09]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/2008/09/09/superlambananas-up-for-auction-100252-21708799/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> The first of two auctions was held at St George's Hall on the 9 September 2008 with 68 Superlambananas up for sale. In total they sold for a combined sum of £550,000 or approximately £7,800 each, well above estimates. The highest bid on the night was £25,000, paid by the Chairman of [[National Museums Liverpool]] for 'Mandy' Mandala Superlambanana, whilst [[Phil Redmond]], creative director of the [[Liverpool Culture Company]], purchased four lots for a total of £55,000. A second, internet-based auction took place on 16 September 2008 with 25% of the proceeds going to charity.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambanana auction raises £550,000 for charity |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-10]]|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/09/10/superlambanana-auction-raises-550-000-for-charity-100252-21718060/2/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.superlambbanana.com Super Lamb Banana official website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com SuperlambBananaStore]
=====Go SuperLamBanana!=====
*[http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/ Official website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com/map/ Superlambanana Map]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Super Lamb Banana, The}}
[[Category:Visitor attractions in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in England]]
[[Category:1998 works]]

Superlambanana

2009-02-12T21:03:58Z

Coldmachine: rvv

{{Dablink|For the mythological Philippine nymph see [[lambana]].}}
[[Image:Superlambbanana.JPG|thumb|300px|The Superlambanana]]
'''Superlambanana''' is a bright yellow sculpture located in [[Liverpool]], [[England]]. Weighing almost eight tons and standing at 17 feet tall, it is intended to be a cross between a [[banana]] and a [[domestic sheep|lamb]] and was created by [[Manhattan]]-based [[Japan|Japanese]] [[artist]] [[Taro Chiezo]]. It currently stands in Tithebarn Street, outside the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] Avril Robarts Library/Learning Resource Centre, having previously been located on Wapping near the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4441473.stm|title=Superlambanana moves to new home|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=[[2005-04-13]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

The sculpture spawned the commissioning of 125 individually designed, miniature replicas as part of Liverpool's year-long [[European Capital of Culture]] event.

==Origin==
The sculpture was created for the [[ArtTransPennine Exhibition]] in 1998, part of an initiative to create a 'corridor of art' through the North of England.<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Liverpool's contribution, designed by Japanese artist [[Taro Chiezo]], was the Superlambanana which was unveiled to the city at the reopening of [[Tate Liverpool|Liverpool's branch]] of the famous [[Tate Gallery]]. An ironic comment on the dangers of [[genetic engineering]], it was developed with the city specifically in mind as both the [[banana]] and [[domestic sheep|lamb]] were once a common cargo in Liverpool's bustling docks.<ref name=What/>. The thinking behind Chiezo's Superlambanana was the creation of something that 'spoke of the future of 90's Liverpool'. He had previously visited the city and been inspired by the [[Queensway Tunnel]]'s ventilation shaft, in particular the symbolism of how a vital piece of 1930's engineering had been incorporated into a broader 'sculpture' (or in this case an aesthetically attractive building).<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Chiezo himself made only a four-inch model, and it was up to local sculptor [[Andy Small]] to recreate it on a scale of 50:1. It was created using a wire-mesh frame that supported a concrete and fibreglass shell<ref name=icliverpool>{{Cite web|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/tourism/guide/museums/tm_objectid=11035225&method=full&siteid=50061&page=1&headline=superlambbanana-name_page.html|accessdate=2008-09-01|last=Ireland|first=Iain|publisher=[[icLiverpool]] |title=Superlambanana}}</ref> and was developed at the former [[Bryant and May|Bryant and May Matchworks]] factory in the south of the City at a total cost of £35,000.<ref> {{cite web |title=Superlambanana rescue |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2007-03-27 |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2007/03/27/superlambanana-rescue-100252-18814095/ |accessdate=2008-09-16}} </ref> The sculpture was at first considered controversial and there was scepticism regarding its purpose and value. However it soon became a popular symbol in the city and a valued piece of public art.<ref name=What/>

==Life in the Liverpool==
Since the sculpture's conception it was intended to move around the city and not remain in one location.<ref name=What/> It was originally located on the Strand near Liverpool's famous [[Liver Building]] and has since been located in several places including [[Williamson Square]],<ref name=icliverpool/> [[Spike Island|Spike Island]] in [[Halton, Cheshire|Halton]], [[Cheshire]],<ref> {{cite web |title=SuperlambBanana Competition |publisher=Halton Borough Council|url=http://www2.halton.gov.uk/content/tourismandleisure/superlambanana/?a=5441 |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> and on Wapping, close to the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1/> Council leader [[Warren Bradley (politician)|Warren Bradley]] also suggested that the sculpture could be moved to [[Garston, Merseyside|Garston]] in the south of the city in the near future.<ref name=Echo2> {{cite web |last=Chapple |first=Mike |title=Superlambanana heading for its 'spiritual home' |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2006-05-31]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2006/05/31/superlambanana-heading-for-its-spiritual-home-100252-17151895/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> Although its usual colour is yellow, the statue has occasionally been given a temporary repaint as part of a sponsorship arrangement. Colours have included pink, during a period of sponsorship by the [[breast cancer]] awareness charity [[Breakthrough Breast Cancer|Breakthrough]],<ref name=What>{{Cite web|title=What?|url=http://www.superlambbanana.com/home.php?/WHAT?|publisher=Superlambanana.com|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> the colours of a [[Friesian cow]] during a period of 'quasi-vandalism', and purple during the SmokeFree Liverpool campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liverpool's SuperLambBanana has gone smokefree|date=2006-03-17|url=http://www.smokefreeliverpool.com/index.php/news-archive/46-news-archive/134-liverpools-superlambbanana-has-gone-smokefree|publisher=SmokeFree Liverpool|date=[[2006-03-17]]|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

==Future==

There had been a great deal of speculation about the future of the sculpture after it emerged that it was only on loan to the [[Liverpool City Council|city council]] from the artist and it had been suggested that the sculpture could be sold to [[Liverpool]]'s neighbour [[Manchester]].<ref name=DailyPost>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-daily-post/2008/02/15/comment-we-can-t-lose-our-superlambanana-statue-icon-64375-20478668/|title=We can’t lose our Superlambanana statue icon|publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]''|date [[2008-02-15]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> In September 2008 talks began between the [[Liverpool Culture Company]] and representatives of [[Taro Chiezo]] about keeping the sculpture in Liverpool.<ref> {{cite web |last=Bartlett |first=David |title=Talks at last over future of Superlambanana |publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]'' |date=[[2008-09-11]] |url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/capitalofculture/news/tm_headline=talks-at-last-over-future-of-superlambanana%26method=full%26objectid=21795634%26siteid=50061-name_page.html |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> Six months later, in February 2009, it was announced that an agreement had been reached between the two parties that will see a new replica model being made that will remain in the city for the next 80 years.<ref> {{cite web |last= |first= |title=Superlambanana sculpture to stay |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2009-02-04 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7868985.stm |accessdate=2008-02-04}} </ref> It is expected that the current Superlambanana will be returned to Chiezo to be auctioned off.<ref> {{cite web |last=Bartlett |first=David |title=New Superlambanana for city |publisher=[[Liverpool Echo]] |date=2009-02-04 |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-entertainment/echo-entertainment/2009/02/04/new-superlambanana-for-city-100252-22851732/ |accessdate=2008-0204-}} </ref>

==Go SuperLambBananas!==
[[Image:Pete price banana.jpg|thumb|Super Gag Banana]]
As part of Liverpool's [[European Capital of Culture|Capital of Culture]] celebrations, 125 two metre high replicas of Superlambanana were commissioned and located throughout Liverpool and the surrounding areas. The mini Superlambananas were developed in partnership between the Liverpool Culture Company and [[Wild in Art]], with each one being sponsored by a local institution or business and designed by local community members. The miniature Superlambananas were on display for ten weeks, from the June to August 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/faqs.html|title=Go SuperLambBananas!|publisher=Go SuperLambBananas!|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> The ''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' partnered with the event, releasing a location map and guide of every mini Superlambanana to encourage locals to get involved.<ref> {{cite web |title=Every SuperLambBanana |publisher=''[[The Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2008 |url=http://issuu.com/liverpool/docs/superlambanas?mode=embed&documentId=080718095525-e2386615b77a490b8d397d9cc319bed5&layout=grey |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> All but two of them were located within the Merseyside area. ''Lovemedoodle'' was located at [[Euston railway station]] in London for a short while until it was moved back to [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool Lime Street station]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lovemedoodle gets the train...|date=2008-08-20|accessdate=2008-09-01|url=http://www.superlambananastore.com/news/article/lovemedoodle_gets_the_train/|publisher=The SuperLambBanana Store}}</ref>, whilst ''The Highest SuperLambBanana'' was located on top of [[Moel Famau]] in [[Wales|North Wales]] and was sponsored by [[Denbighshire County Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/encore/Superlambanana.4269726.jp|date=2008-07-11|accessdate=2008-09-01|publisher=[[Denbighshire Free Press]]|title=SuperLambBanana}}</ref>

At the end of their ten week run, the mini Superlambananas were auctioned off for the [[Lord Mayor]]'s charities, with each having a guide price ranging from £3,000 to £8,000.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambananas up for auction |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-09]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/2008/09/09/superlambananas-up-for-auction-100252-21708799/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> The first of two auctions was held at St George's Hall on the 9 September 2008 with 68 Superlambananas up for sale. In total they sold for a combined sum of £550,000 or approximately £7,800 each, well above estimates. The highest bid on the night was £25,000, paid by the Chairman of [[National Museums Liverpool]] for 'Mandy' Mandala Superlambanana, whilst [[Phil Redmond]], creative director of the [[Liverpool Culture Company]], purchased four lots for a total of £55,000. A second, internet-based auction took place on 16 September 2008 with 25% of the proceeds going to charity.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambanana auction raises £550,000 for charity |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-10]]|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/09/10/superlambanana-auction-raises-550-000-for-charity-100252-21718060/2/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.superlambbanana.com Super Lamb Banana official website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com SuperlambBananaStore]
=====Go SuperLamBanana!=====
*[http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/ Official website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com/map/ Superlambanana Map]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Super Lamb Banana, The}}
[[Category:Visitor attractions in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in England]]
[[Category:1998 works]]

Superlambanana

2008-11-22T14:29:34Z

Coldmachine:

{{Dablink|For the mythological Philippine nymph see [[lambana]].}}
[[Image:Superlambbanana.JPG|thumb|300px|The Superlambanana]]
'''Superlambanana''' is a bright yellow sculpture located in [[Liverpool]], [[England]]. Weighing almost eight tons and standing at 17 feet tall, it is intended to be a cross between a [[banana]] and a [[domestic sheep|lamb]] and was created by [[Manhattan]]-based [[Japan|Japanese]] [[artist]] [[Taro Chiezo]]. It currently stands in Tithebarn Street, outside the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] Avril Robarts Library/Learning Resource Centre, having previously been located on Wapping near the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4441473.stm|title=Superlambanana moves to new home|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=[[2005-04-13]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

The sculpture spawned the commissioning of 125 individually designed, miniature replicas as part of Liverpool's year-long [[European Capital of Culture]] event.

==Origin==
The sculpture was created for the [[ArtTransPennine Exhibition]] in 1998, part of an initiative to create a 'corridor of art' through the North of England.<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Liverpool's contribution, designed by Japanese artist [[Taro Chiezo]], was the Superlambanana which was unveiled to the city at the reopening of [[Tate Liverpool|Liverpool's branch]] of the famous [[Tate Gallery]]. An ironic comment on the dangers of [[genetic engineering]], it was developed with the city specifically in mind as both the [[banana]] and [[domestic sheep|lamb]] were once a common cargo in Liverpool's bustling docks.<ref name=What/>. The thinking behind Chiezo's Superlambanana was the creation of something that 'spoke of the future of 90's Liverpool'. He had previously visited the city and been inspired by the [[Queensway Tunnel]]'s ventilation shaft, in particular the symbolism of how a vital piece of 1930's engineering had been incorporated into a broader 'sculpture' (or in this case an aesthetically attractive building).<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Chiezo himself made only a four-inch model, and it was up to local sculptor [[Andy Small]] to recreate it on a scale of 1:50. It was created using a wire-mesh frame that supported a concrete and fibreglass shell<ref name=icliverpool>{{Cite web|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/tourism/guide/museums/tm_objectid=11035225&method=full&siteid=50061&page=1&headline=superlambbanana-name_page.html|accessdate=2008-09-01|last=Ireland|first=Iain|publisher=[[icLiverpool]] |title=Superlambanana}}</ref> and was developed at the former [[Bryant and May|Bryant and May Matchworks]] factory in the south of the City at a total cost of £35,000.<ref> {{cite web |title=Superlambanana rescue |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2007-03-27 |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2007/03/27/superlambanana-rescue-100252-18814095/ |accessdate=2008-09-16}} </ref> The sculpture was at first considered controversial and there was scepticism regarding its purpose and value. However it soon became a popular symbol in the city and a valued piece of public art.<ref name=What/>

==Life in the Liverpool==
Since the sculpture's conception it was intended to move around the city and not remain in one location.<ref name=What/> It was originally located on the Strand near Liverpool's famous [[Liver Building]] and has since been located in several places including [[Williamson Square]],<ref name=icliverpool/> [[Spike Island|Spike Island]] in [[Halton, Cheshire|Halton]], [[Cheshire]],<ref> {{cite web |title=SuperlambBanana Competition |publisher=Halton Borough Council|url=http://www2.halton.gov.uk/content/tourismandleisure/superlambanana/?a=5441 |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> and on Wapping, close to the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1/> Council leader [[Warren Bradley (politician)|Warren Bradley]] also suggested that the sculpture could be moved to [[Garston, Merseyside|Garston]] in the south of the city in the near future.<ref name=Echo2> {{cite web |last=Chapple |first=Mike |title=Superlambanana heading for its 'spiritual home' |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2006-05-31]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2006/05/31/superlambanana-heading-for-its-spiritual-home-100252-17151895/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> Although its usual colour is yellow, the statue has occasionally been given a temporary repaint as part of a sponsorship arrangement. Colours have included pink, during a period of sponsorship by the [[breast cancer]] awareness charity [[Breakthrough Breast Cancer|Breakthrough]],<ref name=What>{{Cite web|title=What?|url=http://www.superlambbanana.com/home.php?/WHAT?|publisher=Superlambanana.com|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> the colours of a [[Friesian cow]] during a period of 'quasi-vandalism', and purple during the SmokeFree Liverpool campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liverpool's SuperLambBanana has gone smokefree|date=2006-03-17|url=http://www.smokefreeliverpool.com/index.php/news-archive/46-news-archive/134-liverpools-superlambbanana-has-gone-smokefree|publisher=SmokeFree Liverpool|date=[[2006-03-17]]|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

==Future==

There has been a great deal of speculation about the future of the sculpture after it emerged that it was only on loan to the [[Liverpool City Council|city council]] from the artist and it had been suggested that the sculpture could be sold to [[Liverpool]]'s neighbour [[Manchester]].<ref name=DailyPost>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-daily-post/2008/02/15/comment-we-can-t-lose-our-superlambanana-statue-icon-64375-20478668/|title=We can’t lose our Superlambanana statue icon|publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]''|date [[2008-02-15]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> Talks between the [[Liverpool Culture Company]] and representatives of [[Taro Chiezo]] occurred in September 2008 although its long term future still remains unknown.<ref> {{cite web |last=Bartlett |first=David |title=Talks at last over future of Superlambanana |publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]'' |date=[[2008-09-11]] |url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/capitalofculture/news/tm_headline=talks-at-last-over-future-of-superlambanana%26method=full%26objectid=21795634%26siteid=50061-name_page.html |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref>

==Go SuperLambBananas!==
[[Image:Pete price banana.jpg|thumb|Super Gag Banana]]
As part of Liverpool's [[European Capital of Culture|Capital of Culture]] celebrations, 125 two metre high replicas of Superlambanana were commissioned and located throughout Liverpool and the surrounding areas. The mini Superlambananas were developed in partnership between the Liverpool Culture Company and [[Wild in Art]], with each one being sponsored by a local institution or business and designed by local community members. The miniature Superlambananas were on display for ten weeks, from the June to August 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/faqs.html|title=Go SuperLambBananas!|publisher=Go SuperLambBananas!|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> The ''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' partnered with the event, releasing a location map and guide of every mini Superlambanana to encourage locals to get involved.<ref> {{cite web |title=Every SuperLambBanana |publisher=''[[The Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2008 |url=http://issuu.com/liverpool/docs/superlambanas?mode=embed&documentId=080718095525-e2386615b77a490b8d397d9cc319bed5&layout=grey |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> All but two of them were located within the Merseyside area. ''Lovemedoodle'' was located at [[Euston railway station]] in London for a short while until it was moved back to [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool Lime Street station]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lovemedoodle gets the train...|date=2008-08-20|accessdate=2008-09-01|url=http://www.superlambananastore.com/news/article/lovemedoodle_gets_the_train/|publisher=The SuperLambBanana Store}}</ref>, whilst ''The Highest SuperLambBanana'' was located on top of [[Moel Famau]] in [[Wales|North Wales]] and was sponsored by [[Denbighshire County Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/encore/Superlambanana.4269726.jp|date=2008-07-11|accessdate=2008-09-01|publisher=[[Denbighshire Free Press]]|title=SuperLambBanana}}</ref>

At the end of their ten week run, the mini Superlambananas were auctioned off for the [[Lord Mayor]]'s charities, with each having a guide price ranging from £3,000 to £8,000.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambananas up for auction |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-09]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/2008/09/09/superlambananas-up-for-auction-100252-21708799/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> The first of two auctions was held at St George's Hall on the 9 September 2008 with 68 Superlambananas up for sale. In total they sold for a combined sum of £550,000 or approximately £7,800 each, well above estimates. The highest bid on the night was £25,000, paid by the Chairman of [[National Museums Liverpool]] for 'Mandy' Mandala Superlambanana, whilst [[Phil Redmond]], creative director of the [[Liverpool Culture Company]], purchased four lots for a total of £55,000. A second, internet-based auction took place on 16 September 2008 with 25% of the proceeds going to charity.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambanana auction raises £550,000 for charity |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-10]]|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/09/10/superlambanana-auction-raises-550-000-for-charity-100252-21718060/2/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.superlambbanana.com Super Lamb Banana official website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com SuperlambBananaStore]
=====Go SuperLamBanana!=====
*[http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/ Official website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com/map/ Superlambanana Map]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Super Lamb Banana, The}}
[[Category:Visitor attractions in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in England]]
[[Category:1998 works]]

Superlambanana

2008-11-22T14:29:09Z

Coldmachine:

{{Dablink|For the mythological Philippine nymph see [[lambana]].}}
[[Image:Superlambbanana.JPG|thumb|300px|The Super Lamb Banana]]
'''Superlambanana''' is a bright yellow sculpture located in [[Liverpool]], [[England]]. Weighing almost eight tons and standing at 17 feet tall, it is intended to be a cross between a [[banana]] and a [[domestic sheep|lamb]] and was created by [[Manhattan]]-based [[Japan|Japanese]] [[artist]] [[Taro Chiezo]]. It currently stands in Tithebarn Street, outside the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] Avril Robarts Library/Learning Resource Centre, having previously been located on Wapping near the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4441473.stm|title=Superlambanana moves to new home|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=[[2005-04-13]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

The sculpture spawned the commissioning of 125 individually designed, miniature replicas as part of Liverpool's year-long [[European Capital of Culture]] event.

==Origin==
The sculpture was created for the [[ArtTransPennine Exhibition]] in 1998, part of an initiative to create a 'corridor of art' through the North of England.<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Liverpool's contribution, designed by Japanese artist [[Taro Chiezo]], was the Superlambanana which was unveiled to the city at the reopening of [[Tate Liverpool|Liverpool's branch]] of the famous [[Tate Gallery]]. An ironic comment on the dangers of [[genetic engineering]], it was developed with the city specifically in mind as both the [[banana]] and [[domestic sheep|lamb]] were once a common cargo in Liverpool's bustling docks.<ref name=What/>. The thinking behind Chiezo's Superlambanana was the creation of something that 'spoke of the future of 90's Liverpool'. He had previously visited the city and been inspired by the [[Queensway Tunnel]]'s ventilation shaft, in particular the symbolism of how a vital piece of 1930's engineering had been incorporated into a broader 'sculpture' (or in this case an aesthetically attractive building).<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Chiezo himself made only a four-inch model, and it was up to local sculptor [[Andy Small]] to recreate it on a scale of 1:50. It was created using a wire-mesh frame that supported a concrete and fibreglass shell<ref name=icliverpool>{{Cite web|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/tourism/guide/museums/tm_objectid=11035225&method=full&siteid=50061&page=1&headline=superlambbanana-name_page.html|accessdate=2008-09-01|last=Ireland|first=Iain|publisher=[[icLiverpool]] |title=Superlambanana}}</ref> and was developed at the former [[Bryant and May|Bryant and May Matchworks]] factory in the south of the City at a total cost of £35,000.<ref> {{cite web |title=Superlambanana rescue |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2007-03-27 |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2007/03/27/superlambanana-rescue-100252-18814095/ |accessdate=2008-09-16}} </ref> The sculpture was at first considered controversial and there was scepticism regarding its purpose and value. However it soon became a popular symbol in the city and a valued piece of public art.<ref name=What/>

==Life in the Liverpool==
Since the sculpture's conception it was intended to move around the city and not remain in one location.<ref name=What/> It was originally located on the Strand near Liverpool's famous [[Liver Building]] and has since been located in several places including [[Williamson Square]],<ref name=icliverpool/> [[Spike Island|Spike Island]] in [[Halton, Cheshire|Halton]], [[Cheshire]],<ref> {{cite web |title=SuperlambBanana Competition |publisher=Halton Borough Council|url=http://www2.halton.gov.uk/content/tourismandleisure/superlambanana/?a=5441 |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> and on Wapping, close to the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1/> Council leader [[Warren Bradley (politician)|Warren Bradley]] also suggested that the sculpture could be moved to [[Garston, Merseyside|Garston]] in the south of the city in the near future.<ref name=Echo2> {{cite web |last=Chapple |first=Mike |title=Superlambanana heading for its 'spiritual home' |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2006-05-31]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2006/05/31/superlambanana-heading-for-its-spiritual-home-100252-17151895/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> Although its usual colour is yellow, the statue has occasionally been given a temporary repaint as part of a sponsorship arrangement. Colours have included pink, during a period of sponsorship by the [[breast cancer]] awareness charity [[Breakthrough Breast Cancer|Breakthrough]],<ref name=What>{{Cite web|title=What?|url=http://www.superlambbanana.com/home.php?/WHAT?|publisher=Superlambanana.com|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> the colours of a [[Friesian cow]] during a period of 'quasi-vandalism', and purple during the SmokeFree Liverpool campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liverpool's SuperLambBanana has gone smokefree|date=2006-03-17|url=http://www.smokefreeliverpool.com/index.php/news-archive/46-news-archive/134-liverpools-superlambbanana-has-gone-smokefree|publisher=SmokeFree Liverpool|date=[[2006-03-17]]|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

==Future==

There has been a great deal of speculation about the future of the sculpture after it emerged that it was only on loan to the [[Liverpool City Council|city council]] from the artist and it had been suggested that the sculpture could be sold to [[Liverpool]]'s neighbour [[Manchester]].<ref name=DailyPost>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-daily-post/2008/02/15/comment-we-can-t-lose-our-superlambanana-statue-icon-64375-20478668/|title=We can’t lose our Superlambanana statue icon|publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]''|date [[2008-02-15]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> Talks between the [[Liverpool Culture Company]] and representatives of [[Taro Chiezo]] occurred in September 2008 although its long term future still remains unknown.<ref> {{cite web |last=Bartlett |first=David |title=Talks at last over future of Superlambanana |publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]'' |date=[[2008-09-11]] |url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/capitalofculture/news/tm_headline=talks-at-last-over-future-of-superlambanana%26method=full%26objectid=21795634%26siteid=50061-name_page.html |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref>

==Go SuperLambBananas!==
[[Image:Pete price banana.jpg|thumb|Super Gag Banana]]
As part of Liverpool's [[European Capital of Culture|Capital of Culture]] celebrations, 125 two metre high replicas of Superlambanana were commissioned and located throughout Liverpool and the surrounding areas. The mini Superlambananas were developed in partnership between the Liverpool Culture Company and [[Wild in Art]], with each one being sponsored by a local institution or business and designed by local community members. The miniature Superlambananas were on display for ten weeks, from the June to August 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/faqs.html|title=Go SuperLambBananas!|publisher=Go SuperLambBananas!|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> The ''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' partnered with the event, releasing a location map and guide of every mini Superlambanana to encourage locals to get involved.<ref> {{cite web |title=Every SuperLambBanana |publisher=''[[The Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2008 |url=http://issuu.com/liverpool/docs/superlambanas?mode=embed&documentId=080718095525-e2386615b77a490b8d397d9cc319bed5&layout=grey |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> All but two of them were located within the Merseyside area. ''Lovemedoodle'' was located at [[Euston railway station]] in London for a short while until it was moved back to [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool Lime Street station]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lovemedoodle gets the train...|date=2008-08-20|accessdate=2008-09-01|url=http://www.superlambananastore.com/news/article/lovemedoodle_gets_the_train/|publisher=The SuperLambBanana Store}}</ref>, whilst ''The Highest SuperLambBanana'' was located on top of [[Moel Famau]] in [[Wales|North Wales]] and was sponsored by [[Denbighshire County Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/encore/Superlambanana.4269726.jp|date=2008-07-11|accessdate=2008-09-01|publisher=[[Denbighshire Free Press]]|title=SuperLambBanana}}</ref>

At the end of their ten week run, the mini Superlambananas were auctioned off for the [[Lord Mayor]]'s charities, with each having a guide price ranging from £3,000 to £8,000.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambananas up for auction |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-09]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/2008/09/09/superlambananas-up-for-auction-100252-21708799/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> The first of two auctions was held at St George's Hall on the 9 September 2008 with 68 Superlambananas up for sale. In total they sold for a combined sum of £550,000 or approximately £7,800 each, well above estimates. The highest bid on the night was £25,000, paid by the Chairman of [[National Museums Liverpool]] for 'Mandy' Mandala Superlambanana, whilst [[Phil Redmond]], creative director of the [[Liverpool Culture Company]], purchased four lots for a total of £55,000. A second, internet-based auction took place on 16 September 2008 with 25% of the proceeds going to charity.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambanana auction raises £550,000 for charity |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-10]]|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/09/10/superlambanana-auction-raises-550-000-for-charity-100252-21718060/2/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.superlambbanana.com Super Lamb Banana official website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com SuperlambBananaStore]
=====Go SuperLamBanana!=====
*[http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/ Official website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com/map/ Superlambanana Map]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Super Lamb Banana, The}}
[[Category:Visitor attractions in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in England]]
[[Category:1998 works]]

Superlambanana

2008-11-22T14:27:21Z

Coldmachine: /* Origin */ Name updates

{{Dablink|For the mythological Philippine nymph see [[lambana]].}}
[[Image:Superlambbanana.JPG|thumb|300px|The Super Lamb Banana]]
'''Superlambanana''' is a bright yellow sculpture located in [[Liverpool]], [[England]]. Weighing almost eight tons and standing at 17 feet tall, it is intended to be a cross between a [[banana]] and a [[domestic sheep|lamb]] and was created by [[Manhattan]]-based [[Japan|Japanese]] [[artist]] [[Taro Chiezo]]. It currently stands in Tithebarn Street, outside the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] Avril Robarts Library/Learning Resource Centre, having previously been located on Wapping near the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4441473.stm|title=Superlambanana moves to new home|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=[[2005-04-13]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

The sculpture spawned the commissioning of 125 individually designed, miniature replicas as part of Liverpool's year-long [[European Capital of Culture]] event.

==Origin==
The sculpture was created for the [[ArtTransPennine Exhibition]] in 1998, part of an initiative to create a 'corridor of art' through the North of England.<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Liverpool's contribution, designed by Japanese artist [[Taro Chiezo]], was the SuperLambBanana which was unveiled to the city at the reopening of [[Tate Liverpool|Liverpool's branch]] of the famous [[Tate Gallery]]. An ironic comment on the dangers of [[genetic engineering]], it was developed with the city specifically in mind as both the [[banana]] and [[domestic sheep|lamb]] were once a common cargo in Liverpool's bustling docks.<ref name=What/>. The thinking behind Chiezo's Superlambanana was the creation of something that 'spoke of the future of 90's Liverpool'. He had previously visited the city and been inspired by the [[Queensway Tunnel]]'s ventilation shaft, in particular the symbolism of how a vital piece of 1930's engineering had been incorporated into a broader 'sculpture' (or in this case an aesthetically attractive building).<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Chiezo himself made only a four-inch model, and it was up to local sculptor [[Andy Small]] to recreate it on a scale of 1:50. It was created using a wire-mesh frame that supported a concrete and fibreglass shell<ref name=icliverpool>{{Cite web|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/tourism/guide/museums/tm_objectid=11035225&method=full&siteid=50061&page=1&headline=superlambbanana-name_page.html|accessdate=2008-09-01|last=Ireland|first=Iain|publisher=[[icLiverpool]] |title=Superlambanana}}</ref> and was developed at the former [[Bryant and May|Bryant and May Matchworks]] factory in the south of the City at a total cost of £35,000.<ref> {{cite web |title=Superlambanana rescue |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2007-03-27 |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2007/03/27/superlambanana-rescue-100252-18814095/ |accessdate=2008-09-16}} </ref> The sculpture was at first considered controversial and there was scepticism regarding its purpose and value. However it soon became a popular symbol in the city and a valued piece of public art.<ref name=What/>

==Life in the Liverpool==
Since the sculpture's conception it was intended to move around the city and not remain in one location.<ref name=What/> It was originally located on the Strand near Liverpool's famous [[Liver Building]] and has since been located in several places including [[Williamson Square]],<ref name=icliverpool/> [[Spike Island|Spike Island]] in [[Halton, Cheshire|Halton]], [[Cheshire]],<ref> {{cite web |title=SuperlambBanana Competition |publisher=Halton Borough Council|url=http://www2.halton.gov.uk/content/tourismandleisure/superlambanana/?a=5441 |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> and on Wapping, close to the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1/> Council leader [[Warren Bradley (politician)|Warren Bradley]] also suggested that the sculpture could be moved to [[Garston, Merseyside|Garston]] in the south of the city in the near future.<ref name=Echo2> {{cite web |last=Chapple |first=Mike |title=Superlambanana heading for its 'spiritual home' |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2006-05-31]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2006/05/31/superlambanana-heading-for-its-spiritual-home-100252-17151895/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> Although its usual colour is yellow, the statue has occasionally been given a temporary repaint as part of a sponsorship arrangement. Colours have included pink, during a period of sponsorship by the [[breast cancer]] awareness charity [[Breakthrough Breast Cancer|Breakthrough]],<ref name=What>{{Cite web|title=What?|url=http://www.superlambbanana.com/home.php?/WHAT?|publisher=Superlambanana.com|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> the colours of a [[Friesian cow]] during a period of 'quasi-vandalism', and purple during the SmokeFree Liverpool campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liverpool's SuperLambBanana has gone smokefree|date=2006-03-17|url=http://www.smokefreeliverpool.com/index.php/news-archive/46-news-archive/134-liverpools-superlambbanana-has-gone-smokefree|publisher=SmokeFree Liverpool|date=[[2006-03-17]]|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

==Future==

There has been a great deal of speculation about the future of the sculpture after it emerged that it was only on loan to the [[Liverpool City Council|city council]] from the artist and it had been suggested that the sculpture could be sold to [[Liverpool]]'s neighbour [[Manchester]].<ref name=DailyPost>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-daily-post/2008/02/15/comment-we-can-t-lose-our-superlambanana-statue-icon-64375-20478668/|title=We can’t lose our Superlambanana statue icon|publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]''|date [[2008-02-15]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> Talks between the [[Liverpool Culture Company]] and representatives of [[Taro Chiezo]] occurred in September 2008 although its long term future still remains unknown.<ref> {{cite web |last=Bartlett |first=David |title=Talks at last over future of Superlambanana |publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]'' |date=[[2008-09-11]] |url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/capitalofculture/news/tm_headline=talks-at-last-over-future-of-superlambanana%26method=full%26objectid=21795634%26siteid=50061-name_page.html |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref>

==Go SuperLambBananas!==
[[Image:Pete price banana.jpg|thumb|Super Gag Banana]]
As part of Liverpool's [[European Capital of Culture|Capital of Culture]] celebrations, 125 two metre high replicas of SuperLambBanana were commissioned and located throughout Liverpool and the surrounding areas. The mini SuperLambBananas were developed in partnership between the Liverpool Culture Company and [[Wild in Art]], with each one being sponsored by a local institution or business and designed by local community members. The miniature SuperLambBananas were on display for ten weeks, from the June to August 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/faqs.html|title=Go SuperLambBananas!|publisher=Go SuperLambBananas!|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> The ''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' partnered with the event, releasing a location map and guide of every mini SuperLambBanana to encourage locals to get involved.<ref> {{cite web |title=Every SuperLambBanana |publisher=''[[The Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2008 |url=http://issuu.com/liverpool/docs/superlambanas?mode=embed&documentId=080718095525-e2386615b77a490b8d397d9cc319bed5&layout=grey |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> All but two of them were located within the Merseyside area. ''Lovemedoodle'' was located at [[Euston railway station]] in London for a short while until it was moved back to [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool Lime Street station]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lovemedoodle gets the train...|date=2008-08-20|accessdate=2008-09-01|url=http://www.superlambananastore.com/news/article/lovemedoodle_gets_the_train/|publisher=The SuperLambBanana Store}}</ref>, whilst ''The Highest SuperLambBanana'' was located on top of [[Moel Famau]] in [[Wales|North Wales]] and was sponsored by [[Denbighshire County Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/encore/Superlambanana.4269726.jp|date=2008-07-11|accessdate=2008-09-01|publisher=[[Denbighshire Free Press]]|title=SuperLambBanana}}</ref>

At the end of their ten week run, the mini SuperLambBananas were auctioned off for the [[Lord Mayor]]'s charities, with each having a guide price ranging from £3,000 to £8,000.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambananas up for auction |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-09]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/2008/09/09/superlambananas-up-for-auction-100252-21708799/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> The first of two auctions was held at St George's Hall on the 9 September 2008 with 68 SuperLambBananas up for sale. In total they sold for a combined sum of £550,000 or approximately £7,800 each, well above estimates. The highest bid on the night was £25,000, paid by the Chairman of [[National Museums Liverpool]] for 'Mandy' Mandala Superlambanana, whilst [[Phil Redmond]], creative director of the [[Liverpool Culture Company]], purchased four lots for a total of £55,000. A second, internet-based auction took place on 16 September 2008 with 25% of the proceeds going to charity.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambanana auction raises £550,000 for charity |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-10]]|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/09/10/superlambanana-auction-raises-550-000-for-charity-100252-21718060/2/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.superlambbanana.com Super Lamb Banana official website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com SuperlambBananaStore]
=====Go SuperLamBanana!=====
*[http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/ Official website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com/map/ Superlambanana Map]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Super Lamb Banana, The}}
[[Category:Visitor attractions in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in England]]
[[Category:1998 works]]

Superlambanana

2008-11-22T14:25:09Z

Coldmachine:

{{Dablink|For the mythological Philippine nymph see [[lambana]].}}
[[Image:Superlambbanana.JPG|thumb|300px|The Super Lamb Banana]]
'''Superlambanana''' is a bright yellow sculpture located in [[Liverpool]], [[England]]. Weighing almost eight tons and standing at 17 feet tall, it is intended to be a cross between a [[banana]] and a [[domestic sheep|lamb]] and was created by [[Manhattan]]-based [[Japan|Japanese]] [[artist]] [[Taro Chiezo]]. It currently stands in Tithebarn Street, outside the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] Avril Robarts Library/Learning Resource Centre, having previously been located on Wapping near the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4441473.stm|title=Superlambanana moves to new home|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=[[2005-04-13]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

The sculpture spawned the commissioning of 125 individually designed, miniature replicas as part of Liverpool's year-long [[European Capital of Culture]] event.

==Origin==
The sculpture was created for the [[ArtTransPennine Exhibition]] in 1998, part of an initiative to create a 'corridor of art' through the North of England.<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Liverpool's contribution, designed by Japanese artist [[Taro Chiezo]], was the SuperLambBanana which was unveiled to the city at the reopening of [[Tate Liverpool|Liverpool's branch]] of the famous [[Tate Gallery]]. An ironic comment on the dangers of [[genetic engineering]], it was developed with the city specifically in mind as both the [[banana]] and [[domestic sheep|lamb]] were once a common cargo in Liverpool's bustling docks.<ref name=What/>. The thinking behind Chiezo's SuperLambBanana was the creation of something that 'spoke of the future of 90's Liverpool'. He had previously visited the city and been inspired by the [[Queensway Tunnel]]'s ventilation shaft, in particular the symbolism of how a vital piece of 1930's engineering had been incorporated into a broader 'sculpture' (or in this case an aesthetically attractive building).<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Chiezo himself made only a four-inch model, and it was up to local sculptor [[Andy Small]] to recreate it on a scale of 1:50. It was created using a wire-mesh frame that supported a concrete and fibreglass shell<ref name=icliverpool>{{Cite web|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/tourism/guide/museums/tm_objectid=11035225&method=full&siteid=50061&page=1&headline=superlambbanana-name_page.html|accessdate=2008-09-01|last=Ireland|first=Iain|publisher=[[icLiverpool]] |title=SuperLamBanana}}</ref> and was developed at the former [[Bryant and May|Bryant and May Matchworks]] factory in the south of the City at a total cost of £35,000.<ref> {{cite web |title=Superlambanana rescue |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2007-03-27 |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2007/03/27/superlambanana-rescue-100252-18814095/ |accessdate=2008-09-16}} </ref> The sculpture was at first considered controversial and there was scepticism regarding its purpose and value. However it soon became a popular symbol in the city and a valued piece of public art.<ref name=What/>

==Life in the Liverpool==
Since the sculpture's conception it was intended to move around the city and not remain in one location.<ref name=What/> It was originally located on the Strand near Liverpool's famous [[Liver Building]] and has since been located in several places including [[Williamson Square]],<ref name=icliverpool/> [[Spike Island|Spike Island]] in [[Halton, Cheshire|Halton]], [[Cheshire]],<ref> {{cite web |title=SuperlambBanana Competition |publisher=Halton Borough Council|url=http://www2.halton.gov.uk/content/tourismandleisure/superlambanana/?a=5441 |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> and on Wapping, close to the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1/> Council leader [[Warren Bradley (politician)|Warren Bradley]] also suggested that the sculpture could be moved to [[Garston, Merseyside|Garston]] in the south of the city in the near future.<ref name=Echo2> {{cite web |last=Chapple |first=Mike |title=Superlambanana heading for its 'spiritual home' |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2006-05-31]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2006/05/31/superlambanana-heading-for-its-spiritual-home-100252-17151895/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> Although its usual colour is yellow, the statue has occasionally been given a temporary repaint as part of a sponsorship arrangement. Colours have included pink, during a period of sponsorship by the [[breast cancer]] awareness charity [[Breakthrough Breast Cancer|Breakthrough]],<ref name=What>{{Cite web|title=What?|url=http://www.superlambbanana.com/home.php?/WHAT?|publisher=Superlambanana.com|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> the colours of a [[Friesian cow]] during a period of 'quasi-vandalism', and purple during the SmokeFree Liverpool campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liverpool's SuperLambBanana has gone smokefree|date=2006-03-17|url=http://www.smokefreeliverpool.com/index.php/news-archive/46-news-archive/134-liverpools-superlambbanana-has-gone-smokefree|publisher=SmokeFree Liverpool|date=[[2006-03-17]]|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

==Future==

There has been a great deal of speculation about the future of the sculpture after it emerged that it was only on loan to the [[Liverpool City Council|city council]] from the artist and it had been suggested that the sculpture could be sold to [[Liverpool]]'s neighbour [[Manchester]].<ref name=DailyPost>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-daily-post/2008/02/15/comment-we-can-t-lose-our-superlambanana-statue-icon-64375-20478668/|title=We can’t lose our Superlambanana statue icon|publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]''|date [[2008-02-15]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> Talks between the [[Liverpool Culture Company]] and representatives of [[Taro Chiezo]] occurred in September 2008 although its long term future still remains unknown.<ref> {{cite web |last=Bartlett |first=David |title=Talks at last over future of Superlambanana |publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]'' |date=[[2008-09-11]] |url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/capitalofculture/news/tm_headline=talks-at-last-over-future-of-superlambanana%26method=full%26objectid=21795634%26siteid=50061-name_page.html |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref>

==Go SuperLambBananas!==
[[Image:Pete price banana.jpg|thumb|Super Gag Banana]]
As part of Liverpool's [[European Capital of Culture|Capital of Culture]] celebrations, 125 two metre high replicas of SuperLambBanana were commissioned and located throughout Liverpool and the surrounding areas. The mini SuperLambBananas were developed in partnership between the Liverpool Culture Company and [[Wild in Art]], with each one being sponsored by a local institution or business and designed by local community members. The miniature SuperLambBananas were on display for ten weeks, from the June to August 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/faqs.html|title=Go SuperLambBananas!|publisher=Go SuperLambBananas!|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> The ''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' partnered with the event, releasing a location map and guide of every mini SuperLambBanana to encourage locals to get involved.<ref> {{cite web |title=Every SuperLambBanana |publisher=''[[The Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2008 |url=http://issuu.com/liverpool/docs/superlambanas?mode=embed&documentId=080718095525-e2386615b77a490b8d397d9cc319bed5&layout=grey |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> All but two of them were located within the Merseyside area. ''Lovemedoodle'' was located at [[Euston railway station]] in London for a short while until it was moved back to [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool Lime Street station]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lovemedoodle gets the train...|date=2008-08-20|accessdate=2008-09-01|url=http://www.superlambananastore.com/news/article/lovemedoodle_gets_the_train/|publisher=The SuperLambBanana Store}}</ref>, whilst ''The Highest SuperLambBanana'' was located on top of [[Moel Famau]] in [[Wales|North Wales]] and was sponsored by [[Denbighshire County Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/encore/Superlambanana.4269726.jp|date=2008-07-11|accessdate=2008-09-01|publisher=[[Denbighshire Free Press]]|title=SuperLambBanana}}</ref>

At the end of their ten week run, the mini SuperLambBananas were auctioned off for the [[Lord Mayor]]'s charities, with each having a guide price ranging from £3,000 to £8,000.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambananas up for auction |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-09]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/2008/09/09/superlambananas-up-for-auction-100252-21708799/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> The first of two auctions was held at St George's Hall on the 9 September 2008 with 68 SuperLambBananas up for sale. In total they sold for a combined sum of £550,000 or approximately £7,800 each, well above estimates. The highest bid on the night was £25,000, paid by the Chairman of [[National Museums Liverpool]] for 'Mandy' Mandala Superlambanana, whilst [[Phil Redmond]], creative director of the [[Liverpool Culture Company]], purchased four lots for a total of £55,000. A second, internet-based auction took place on 16 September 2008 with 25% of the proceeds going to charity.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambanana auction raises £550,000 for charity |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-10]]|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/09/10/superlambanana-auction-raises-550-000-for-charity-100252-21718060/2/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.superlambbanana.com Super Lamb Banana official website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com SuperlambBananaStore]
=====Go SuperLamBanana!=====
*[http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/ Official website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com/map/ Superlambanana Map]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Super Lamb Banana, The}}
[[Category:Visitor attractions in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in England]]
[[Category:1998 works]]

Superlambanana

2008-11-22T14:24:47Z

Coldmachine: moved The Super Lamb Banana to Superlambanana over redirect: Reflecting actual title of work

{{Dablink|For the mythological Philippine nymph see [[lambana]].}}
[[Image:Superlambbanana.JPG|thumb|300px|The Super Lamb Banana]]
'''The Super Lamb Banana''' is a bright yellow sculpture located in [[Liverpool]], [[England]]. Weighing almost eight tons and standing at 17 feet tall, it is intended to be a cross between a [[banana]] and a [[domestic sheep|lamb]] and was created by [[Manhattan]]-based [[Japan|Japanese]] [[artist]] [[Taro Chiezo]]. It currently stands in Tithebarn Street, outside the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] Avril Robarts Library/Learning Resource Centre, having previously been located on Wapping near the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4441473.stm|title=Superlambanana moves to new home|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=[[2005-04-13]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

The sculpture spawned the commissioning of 125 individually designed, miniature replicas as part of Liverpool's year-long [[European Capital of Culture]] event.

==Origin==
The sculpture was created for the [[ArtTransPennine Exhibition]] in 1998, part of an initiative to create a 'corridor of art' through the North of England.<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Liverpool's contribution, designed by Japanese artist [[Taro Chiezo]], was the SuperLambBanana which was unveiled to the city at the reopening of [[Tate Liverpool|Liverpool's branch]] of the famous [[Tate Gallery]]. An ironic comment on the dangers of [[genetic engineering]], it was developed with the city specifically in mind as both the [[banana]] and [[domestic sheep|lamb]] were once a common cargo in Liverpool's bustling docks.<ref name=What/>. The thinking behind Chiezo's SuperLambBanana was the creation of something that 'spoke of the future of 90's Liverpool'. He had previously visited the city and been inspired by the [[Queensway Tunnel]]'s ventilation shaft, in particular the symbolism of how a vital piece of 1930's engineering had been incorporated into a broader 'sculpture' (or in this case an aesthetically attractive building).<ref> {{cite book|last=Doran |first=Mike |coauthors=Barton, Chantal |title=Go Superlambananas Souvenir Guide |publisher=[[Peppered Sprout]] |date=2008}} </ref> Chiezo himself made only a four-inch model, and it was up to local sculptor [[Andy Small]] to recreate it on a scale of 1:50. It was created using a wire-mesh frame that supported a concrete and fibreglass shell<ref name=icliverpool>{{Cite web|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/tourism/guide/museums/tm_objectid=11035225&method=full&siteid=50061&page=1&headline=superlambbanana-name_page.html|accessdate=2008-09-01|last=Ireland|first=Iain|publisher=[[icLiverpool]] |title=SuperLamBanana}}</ref> and was developed at the former [[Bryant and May|Bryant and May Matchworks]] factory in the south of the City at a total cost of £35,000.<ref> {{cite web |title=Superlambanana rescue |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2007-03-27 |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2007/03/27/superlambanana-rescue-100252-18814095/ |accessdate=2008-09-16}} </ref> The sculpture was at first considered controversial and there was scepticism regarding its purpose and value. However it soon became a popular symbol in the city and a valued piece of public art.<ref name=What/>

==Life in the Liverpool==
Since the sculpture's conception it was intended to move around the city and not remain in one location.<ref name=What/> It was originally located on the Strand near Liverpool's famous [[Liver Building]] and has since been located in several places including [[Williamson Square]],<ref name=icliverpool/> [[Spike Island|Spike Island]] in [[Halton, Cheshire|Halton]], [[Cheshire]],<ref> {{cite web |title=SuperlambBanana Competition |publisher=Halton Borough Council|url=http://www2.halton.gov.uk/content/tourismandleisure/superlambanana/?a=5441 |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> and on Wapping, close to the [[Albert Dock]].<ref name=BBC1/> Council leader [[Warren Bradley (politician)|Warren Bradley]] also suggested that the sculpture could be moved to [[Garston, Merseyside|Garston]] in the south of the city in the near future.<ref name=Echo2> {{cite web |last=Chapple |first=Mike |title=Superlambanana heading for its 'spiritual home' |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2006-05-31]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/superlambanana/2006/05/31/superlambanana-heading-for-its-spiritual-home-100252-17151895/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> Although its usual colour is yellow, the statue has occasionally been given a temporary repaint as part of a sponsorship arrangement. Colours have included pink, during a period of sponsorship by the [[breast cancer]] awareness charity [[Breakthrough Breast Cancer|Breakthrough]],<ref name=What>{{Cite web|title=What?|url=http://www.superlambbanana.com/home.php?/WHAT?|publisher=Superlambanana.com|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> the colours of a [[Friesian cow]] during a period of 'quasi-vandalism', and purple during the SmokeFree Liverpool campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liverpool's SuperLambBanana has gone smokefree|date=2006-03-17|url=http://www.smokefreeliverpool.com/index.php/news-archive/46-news-archive/134-liverpools-superlambbanana-has-gone-smokefree|publisher=SmokeFree Liverpool|date=[[2006-03-17]]|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

==Future==

There has been a great deal of speculation about the future of the sculpture after it emerged that it was only on loan to the [[Liverpool City Council|city council]] from the artist and it had been suggested that the sculpture could be sold to [[Liverpool]]'s neighbour [[Manchester]].<ref name=DailyPost>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-daily-post/2008/02/15/comment-we-can-t-lose-our-superlambanana-statue-icon-64375-20478668/|title=We can’t lose our Superlambanana statue icon|publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]''|date [[2008-02-15]] |accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> Talks between the [[Liverpool Culture Company]] and representatives of [[Taro Chiezo]] occurred in September 2008 although its long term future still remains unknown.<ref> {{cite web |last=Bartlett |first=David |title=Talks at last over future of Superlambanana |publisher=''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]'' |date=[[2008-09-11]] |url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/capitalofculture/news/tm_headline=talks-at-last-over-future-of-superlambanana%26method=full%26objectid=21795634%26siteid=50061-name_page.html |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref>

==Go SuperLambBananas!==
[[Image:Pete price banana.jpg|thumb|Super Gag Banana]]
As part of Liverpool's [[European Capital of Culture|Capital of Culture]] celebrations, 125 two metre high replicas of SuperLambBanana were commissioned and located throughout Liverpool and the surrounding areas. The mini SuperLambBananas were developed in partnership between the Liverpool Culture Company and [[Wild in Art]], with each one being sponsored by a local institution or business and designed by local community members. The miniature SuperLambBananas were on display for ten weeks, from the June to August 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/faqs.html|title=Go SuperLambBananas!|publisher=Go SuperLambBananas!|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> The ''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' partnered with the event, releasing a location map and guide of every mini SuperLambBanana to encourage locals to get involved.<ref> {{cite web |title=Every SuperLambBanana |publisher=''[[The Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=2008 |url=http://issuu.com/liverpool/docs/superlambanas?mode=embed&documentId=080718095525-e2386615b77a490b8d397d9cc319bed5&layout=grey |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> All but two of them were located within the Merseyside area. ''Lovemedoodle'' was located at [[Euston railway station]] in London for a short while until it was moved back to [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool Lime Street station]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lovemedoodle gets the train...|date=2008-08-20|accessdate=2008-09-01|url=http://www.superlambananastore.com/news/article/lovemedoodle_gets_the_train/|publisher=The SuperLambBanana Store}}</ref>, whilst ''The Highest SuperLambBanana'' was located on top of [[Moel Famau]] in [[Wales|North Wales]] and was sponsored by [[Denbighshire County Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/encore/Superlambanana.4269726.jp|date=2008-07-11|accessdate=2008-09-01|publisher=[[Denbighshire Free Press]]|title=SuperLambBanana}}</ref>

At the end of their ten week run, the mini SuperLambBananas were auctioned off for the [[Lord Mayor]]'s charities, with each having a guide price ranging from £3,000 to £8,000.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambananas up for auction |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-09]] |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/2008/09/09/superlambananas-up-for-auction-100252-21708799/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref> The first of two auctions was held at St George's Hall on the 9 September 2008 with 68 SuperLambBananas up for sale. In total they sold for a combined sum of £550,000 or approximately £7,800 each, well above estimates. The highest bid on the night was £25,000, paid by the Chairman of [[National Museums Liverpool]] for 'Mandy' Mandala Superlambanana, whilst [[Phil Redmond]], creative director of the [[Liverpool Culture Company]], purchased four lots for a total of £55,000. A second, internet-based auction took place on 16 September 2008 with 25% of the proceeds going to charity.<ref> {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Catherine |title=Superlambanana auction raises £550,000 for charity |publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' |date=[[2008-09-10]]|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/09/10/superlambanana-auction-raises-550-000-for-charity-100252-21718060/2/ |accessdate=2008-09-15}} </ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.superlambbanana.com Super Lamb Banana official website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com SuperlambBananaStore]
=====Go SuperLamBanana!=====
*[http://www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk/ Official website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com/map/ Superlambanana Map]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Super Lamb Banana, The}}
[[Category:Visitor attractions in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in England]]
[[Category:1998 works]]

Superlambanana

2008-10-27T13:10:20Z

Coldmachine: rvv

Superlambanana

2008-08-29T15:50:41Z

Coldmachine: rv test edit

:''Not to be confused with a "[[lambana]]", a mythological Philippine nymph.''
'''The Super Lamb Banana''' is a sculpture in [[Liverpool, England]].

[[Image:Superlambbanana.JPG|thumb|right|300px]]It is painted in bright yellow, weighs almost eight tons and stands at about 15 feet tall. It is often mistaken for a dog, but as its name suggests, it was intended to be a cross between a [[banana]] and a [[domestic sheep|lamb]]. It was created by [[Manhattan]]-based [[Japan|Japanese]] [[artist]] [[Taro Chiezo]] for the ArtTransPennine Exhibition in [[1998]], in celebration of the reopening of [[Tate Liverpool|Liverpool's branch]] of the famous [[Tate Gallery]]. It originally stood outside the [[Liverpool Playhouse]] in [[Williamson Square]], however it now stands in Tithebarn Street, outside the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] Avril Robarts Library/LRC (Learning Resource Centre) Building, after spending some time in Wapping, near the [[Albert Dock]] on the city's famous waterfront

The artist sculpted it as an ironic comment on the dangers of [[genetic engineering]], as well as to reflect the city's playful sense of humour. Chiezo himself made only a four-inch model, and it was up to local [[Andy Small]] to recreate it on a scale of 1:50, using a wire-mesh frame supporting a concrete shell. The sculpture itself combines both a lamb and a banana, two items iconic to Liverpool's port and trade, the banana being one of Liverpool's greatest imports while the lamb symbolising one of the city's greatest exports.

Although its usual colour is yellow, the statue has occasionally been given a temporary repaint as part of a sponsorship arrangement. Colours have included pink, during a period of sponsorship by the [[breast cancer]] awareness charity [[Breakthrough_Breast_Cancer|Breakthrough]]<ref>'What?', SuperLambBanana.com, http://www.superlambbanana.com</ref>, the colours of a [[Friesian cow]] during a period of 'quasi-vandalism'<ref>Ibid.</ref>, and purple during the SmokeFree Liverpool campaign<ref>'Liverpool’s Superlambbanana has gone smokefree', March 17, 2006, http://www.smokefreeliverpool.com/index.php/news-archive/46-news-archive/134-liverpools-superlambbanana-has-gone-smokefree</ref>.

Nor has it remained static: the statue spent time at [[Spike Island, Cheshire|Spike Island]] in nearby [[Widnes]], [[Cheshire]], near the [[Catalyst]] Museum, and was once spotted on the back of a truck in the [[Merseyside]] town of [[Prescot]]{{Fact|date=July 2007}}.
On 16th June 2008 as part of Liverpool [[European Capital of Culture]], approx 125, 2 metre high replicas of SuperLambBanana have been located throughout the city and surrounding areas. They have been decorated by artists, schools and community groups and will be on display over the next ten weeks.

The locations of these temporary miniature replicas can be seen on the following maps:

City Centre [http://www.itvlocal.com/granada/WINA_08_025A2toA5Mapback.pdf]
North Liverpool [http://www.itvlocal.com/granada/banana_north.pdf]
South Liverpool [http://www.itvlocal.com/granada/banana_south.pdf]

There is also one miniature replica placed in London Euston Station on Platform 14/15.

117. Lovemenoodle is now back from Euston Station and can be seen at Lime Street Station.

On the 13th August 2008, The [http://www.superlambananastore.com Superlambananstore] published the first comprehensive archive of photos, geo-locations, sponsors and artist information along with news and articles pertaining to the lambs.

The most up to date map showing the final locations of all the Superlambs can be viewed at [http://www.superlambananastore.com/map/ Superlamb Map]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://www.superlambbanana.com Super Lamb Banana official website]
*[http://www.superlambananastore.com SuperlambananaStore]
[[Category:Visitor attractions in Merseyside|Super Lamb Banana]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in England|Super Lamb Banana]]
[[Category:1998 works]]

Superlambanana

2008-06-16T07:20:35Z

Coldmachine: rvv

'''The Super Lamb Banana''' is a sculpture in [[Liverpool, England]].

[[Image:Superlambbanana.JPG|thumb|right|300px]]It is painted in bright yellow, weighs almost eight tons and stands at about 15 foot. It is often mistaken for a dog, but as its name suggests, it was intended to be a cross between a [[banana]] and a [[domestic sheep|lamb]]. It was created by [[Manhattan]]-based [[Japan|Japanese]] [[artist]] [[Taro Chiezo]] for the ArtTransPennine Exhibition in [[1998]], in celebration of the reopening of [[Tate Liverpool|Liverpool's branch]] of the famous [[Tate Gallery]]. It originally stood outside the [[Liverpool Playhouse]] in [[Williamson Square]], where it was regularly [[vandalism|vandalised]]. It now stands in Tithebarn Street, outside the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] Avril Robarts Library/LRC (Learning Resource Centre) Building, after spending some time in Wapping, near the [[Albert Dock]] on the city's famous waterfront

The artist sculpted it as an ironic comment on the dangers of [[genetic engineering]], as well as to reflect the city's playful sense of humour. Chiezo himself made only a four-inch model, and it was up to local [[Andy Small]] to recreate it on a scale of 1:50, using a wire-mesh frame supporting a concrete shell.

Although its usual colour is yellow, the statue has occasionally been given a temporary repaint as part of a sponsorship arrangement. Colours have included pink, during a period of sponsorship by the breast cancer awareness charity [[Breakthrough_Breast_Cancer|Breakthrough]]<ref>'What?', SuperLambBanana.com, http://www.superlambbanana.com</ref>, the colours of a Friesian cow during a period of 'quasi-vandalism'<ref>Ibid.</ref>, and purple during the SmokeFree Liverpool campaign<ref>'Liverpool’s Superlambbanana has gone smokefree', March 17, 2006, http://www.smokefreeliverpool.com/html/pressandmedia/media_view_news.php?id=116</ref>.

Nor has it remained static: the statue spent time at [[Spike Island, Cheshire|Spike Island]] in nearby [[Widnes]], [[Cheshire]], near the [[Catalyst]] Museum, and was once spotted on the back of a truck in the [[Merseyside]] town of [[Prescot]]{{Fact|date=July 2007}}.

==External links==
*[http://www.superlambbanana.com Super Lamb Banana official website]

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Visitor attractions in Merseyside|Super Lamb Banana]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in England|Super Lamb Banana]]
[[Category:1998 works]]

Superlambanana

2008-05-02T18:00:51Z

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Robert Gordon University

2008-02-12T16:51:14Z

Coldmachine: rvv

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The '''Robert Gordon University''' (often known as '''RGU''') is a modern [[university]] located in [[Aberdeen]], [[Scotland]]. Granted university status in 1992, Robert Gordon University currently has approximately 12,790 students<ref name="HESA" /> at its two campuses at Garthdee and Schoolhill, studying on over 145 full-time and part-time undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

The roots of the University stem from 1750, when Robert Gordon's Hospital was established to provide residential education for the sons and grandsons of Aberdeen's [[burgess]]es.

==History==

In 1720 [[Robert Gordon]] retired to Aberdeen, having amassed a considerable fortune. On his death 11 years later he willed his entire estate to build a residential school for educating young boys. In the summer of 1750 the ''Robert Gordon's Hospital'' was born. In 1881 this was converted into a day school to be known as [[Robert Gordon's College]]. This school also began to hold day and evening classes for boys, girls, and adults in primary, secondary, mechanical and other subjects. Many of these classes were organised after consultation with the ''Aberdeen Mechanics' Institute'', and included scientific, technical and commercial courses for clerks, apprentices and others. In 1884 the whole educational work of the Aberdeen Mechanics' Institute was transferred to the college.

About the same time, local businessman John Gray offered to provide a school of science and art upon condition that the Governors named it ''Gray's School of Science and Art''. In 1903 the then [[Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate|Scotch Education Department]] designated the vocational courses work of the college as a [[Central Institution]], at which point it became ''Robert Gordon's Technical College''.

The name ''Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology'', or RGIT as it was popularly known, was adopted in 1965.

In 1991 the name changed again, to ''The Robert Gordon Institute of Technology''. By this point, it was one of the largest Central Institutions in Scotland. In 1992, the RGIT was awarded university status as ''The Robert Gordon University'', and the first Chancellor, Sir Robert Reid, was installed.<ref name="RGU">{{cite web |url = http://www.rgu.ac.uk/governance/who/page.cfm?pge=10341|title = RGU History|accessdate = 2007-09-30|publisher = Robert Gordon University}}</ref>

Robert Gordon's mercantile adventures founded a strong and remarkably modern belief that his investment in the education of his townsfolk would equip them with the skills and knowledge to strengthen their success in Europe and further afield.{{Fact|date=July 2007}}

The city of Aberdeen is also home to the [[University of Aberdeen]]. The two Universities based in Aberdeen discussed a merger in 2002 but they decided to maintain their independence.

==Statistics==
There are approximately 12,790 [[student]]s studying over 145 full-time and part-time courses at undergraduate, post-experience and [[postgraduate]] levels. In addition, RGU is the top university in Scotland for graduate employment according to The Times [http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/gug/gooduniversityguide.php Good University Guide 2007]. In 2002 98.1 per cent of RGU students were in employment or further study six months after graduation. (Source: [[Higher Education Statistics Agency|HESA]] First Destination statistic 2002, published 2003)

As well as full-time and part-time on campus study, the University provides a complete range of [[distance learning]] facilities over the [[Internet]] via its Virtual Campus, with over 8000 students from 113 countries studying online for a wide range of courses.

Robert Gordon's currently ranks 3 in the United Kingdom for excellence in further education (according to Guardian newspaper 2/06){{Fact|date=July 2007}}

==Governance and organisation==
Robert Gordon University’s governing body is the Board of Governors, which comprises 23 governors appointed to exercise the functions of management and control though, at an operational level, most of these functions are delegated to the Principal and Vice Chancellor. The Board of Governors also delegates functions relating to the overall planning, co-ordination, development and supervision of the academic work of the University to the University’s Academic Council. Both the Board of Governors and the Academic Council are supported by a wide range of committees.

'''Chancellors'''

* Sir Bob Reid (1992-2004)
* Sir [[Ian Wood]] [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (2004-Present)

The Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the university is its general [[chief executive]] and is the administrative head of the institution, second in precedence only to the Chancellor.

'''Principal and Vice-Chancellors'''

*Professor William Stevely CBE (1997-2005)
*Professor R. Michael Pittilo (2005-Present)

==Structure==
The academic activities of the University are divided into two [[Faculty (university)|faculties]] each with constituent Schools, and the Aberdeen Business School with cognate departments:

* '''Faculty of Design and Technology'''
** [[Gray's School of Art]]
** [[Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and The Built Environment]]
** School of Computing
** School of Engineering

* '''Faculty of Health and Social Care'''
** School of Applied Social Studies
** School of Health Sciences
** School of Life Sciences
** School of Nursing and Midwifery
** School of Pharmacy

* '''Aberdeen Business School'''
** Human Resources Management
** Hotel, Tourism and Retail Management
** Communication and Media
** Information Management
** Accounting and Finance
** Business and Management
** Marketing
** Economics and Public Policy
** Law

==Facilities==
The Garthdee [[campus]] just outside the city centre has seen spending of over £60 million in recent years with two new buildings housing the Aberdeen Business School and the Faculty of Health and Social Care. The building for the Business School was designed by renowned architect [[Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank|Norman Foster]]. The building for the Faculty of Health and Social Care was designed by Aberdeen architects Halliday Fraser Munro.The Garthdee campus is also the site of a new state-of-the-art Sports Centre which opened in February 2005.

The Schoolhill campus, based in the city centre, is housed in more traditional surroundings, within some of the city’s famous [[granite]] buildings. Over the next 10 years RGU is planning to move all of its Schoolhill Campus out to [[Garthdee]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.rgu.ac.uk/pressrel/020605Public%20Consultation%2Edoc|title = RGU Invites Public to View Garthdee Plans|accessdate = 2007-07-26|date = 2006-06-02|format = MS Word Document|publisher = Robert Gordon University}}</ref>

Students from the [[Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and The Built Environment]], RGU Garthdee Campus, run a highly successful lecture series which is known as [[5710]], where world renowned architects from the UK and abroad are invited to lecture on Thursday evenings.

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.rgu.ac.uk/ The Robert Gordon University website]
*[http://www.rguunion.co.uk/ RGU Student Association]
*[http://www.5710.org.uk/ 5710 Lecture Series and Society]

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New Haven Colony

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[[Image:Ctcolony.png|thumb|right|400px|A map of the Connecticut, New Haven, and Saybrook colonies.]]

The '''New Haven Colony''' was an [[England|English]] colonial venture in present-day [[Connecticut]] in [[North America]] from [[1637]] to [[1662]].

==Quinnipiac Colony==
A [[Puritan]] minister named [[John Davenport (clergyman)|John Davenport]] led his flock from exile in [[the Netherlands]] back to [[England]] and finally to America in the spring of [[1637]]. The group arrived in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] on the ship ''Ann'' on [[June 26]], but decided to strike out on their own, based on their impression that the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] was lax in its religious observances.

That fall [[Theophilus Eaton]] led an exploration party south to the north shore of [[Long Island Sound]] in search of a suitable site. He purchased land from the Indians at the mouth of the [[Quinnipiac River]]. In the spring of 1638 the group set out, and on April 14 they arrived at their [[New Haven, Connecticut|'New Haven']] on the Connecticut shore. The site seemed ideal for trade with a good port between Boston and [[New Amsterdam]] and access to the furs of the [[Connecticut River]] valley. However, while the colony succeeded as a settlement and religious experiment, its future as a trade center was some years away.

In [[1639]] they adopted a set of ''[[Fundamental Orders of Connecticut|Fundamental Articles]]'' for self-government, partly as a result of a similar action in the river towns. A governing council of seven was established, with Eaton as chief magistrate and Cunningham as pastor. The articles required that ''"...the word of God shall be the only rule..."'' and this was maintained even over English [[common law]] tradition. Since the Bible contained no reference to trial by jury, they eliminated it and the council sat in judgment. Only members of their church congregation were eligible to vote.
==United Colonies of New England Confederation==
The colony's success soon attracted other believers, as well as those who were not Puritans. They expanded into additional towns (then called plantations): [[Milford, Connecticut|Milford]] and [[Guilford, Connecticut|Guilford]] in 1639, [[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]] and [[Southold (town), New York|Southold]] across [[Long Island Sound]] to the south on the North Fork of [[Long Island]] in 1640 forming the original component of the confederation which called itself "The United Colonies of New England."<ref>[http://www.quinnipiac.edu/other/abl/etext/colony/chapter9.html History of the Colony of New Haven and its absorption into Connecticut by Edward E. Atwater]</ref>.

Later [[Branford, Connecticut|Branford]] joined in [[1643]] and was the last the official "plantations" in the New Haven Confederation . They based their government on that of [[Massachusetts]] but maintained stricter adherence to the Puritan discipline.

==New Jersey, Philadelphia and the Pacific Ocean==
In 1641 the colony claimed the the area along the of what is now southern [[New Jersey]] and [[Philadelphia]] after buying the area south of Trenton along the [[Delaware River]] from the [[Lenape]] tribe. Among the communities that were to be founded were [[Cape May, New Jersey]] and [[Salem, New Jersey]]. <ref>[http://www.colonialwarsct.org/1638_new_haven.htm 1638 - New Haven - The Independent Colony - colonialwarsct.org - Retrieved November 12, 2007</ref>

The treaty which placed no westward limit on the land west of the Delaware was to be the legal basis for a Connecticut "sea to sea" claim of owning all the land on both sides of the Delaware from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

In 1642 fifty families on a ship captained by George Lamberton settled at the mouth of [[Schuylkill River]] around to establish the trading post at what is today Philadelphia. The Dutch and Swedes who were already in the area burned their buildings. A Swedish court was to convict Lamberton of "trespassing, conspiring with the Indians."<ref>[http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/LAMBERTON/2004-09/1095663881 Lamberton L Archives - rootsweb.com - Retrieved November 11, 2007]</ref>

The New Haven Colony would not get any support from its New England patrons and Puritan Governor [[John Winthrop]] was to testify that the "Delaware Colony" "dissolved" owing to summer "sickness and mortality."<ref>[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nj/state1/new_sweden.htm - New Sweden - usgennet.org - Retrieved November 12, 2007]</ref>

==The Phantom Ship==
In the first years of the colony it only had ships capable of coastal travel. Trade with England was done with the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] as the middleman. In 1645 the Colony built an 80-ton ocean-going ship to be captained by Lamberton. The ship disappeared in a 1646.

According to legend a year and half later in 1647 following a thunder shower an apparition of the ship appeared on horizon. Those on shore were said to have recognized their friends on deck. The ship's masts then appeared to snap, and in the pitch the passengers were thrown into the sea and the ship capsized. Town fathers were to say the event gave them closure.

[[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]] wrote the poem "The Phantom Ship" about the event which includes the lines:<ref>[http://www.hwlongfellow.org/poems_poem.php?pid=87 hwlongfellow.org]</ref>

:A ship sailed from New Haven,
:And the keen and frosty airs,
:That filled her sails at parting,
:Were heavy with good men's prayers.
:"O Lord! if it be thy pleasure"--
:Thus prayed the old divine--
:"To bury our friends in the ocean,
:Take them, for they are thine!"
:But Master Lamberton muttered,
:And under his breath said he,
:"This ship is so crank and walty
:I fear our grave she will be!"

The disasters in Philadelphia and sinking of its ship were to weaken the Colony's future negotiating position.

==Pursuit of the Regicide Judges==
Eaton stayed as governor until his death in [[1658]], when leadership of the Colony was given to [[Francis Newman]], followed by [[William Leete]] in [[1660]].

In 1661, the judges who had signed the death warrant of [[Charles I of England]] in 1649 were pursued by [[Charles II of England|Charles II]]. Two judges, Colonel [[Edward Whalley]] and Colonel [[William Goffe]], fled to New Haven to seek refuge from the king's forces. John Davenport arranged for these "[[Regicide#The Regicide of Charles I of England|Regicides]]" to hide in the [[West Rock]] hills northwest of the town. A third judge, [[John Dixwell]], joined the other regicides at a later time.

==Merger With Connecticut Colony==
An uneasy competition ruled their relations with the Connecticut River settlements centered on [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]. The colony published a complete legal code in [[1656]], but the law remained very much church-centered. A major difference between the New Haven and Connecticut colonies was that the Connecticut permitted other churches to operate on the basis of ""sober dissent" while the New Haven Colony only permitted the Puritan church to exist.

When a royal charter was issued to Connecticut in [[1662]], New Haven's period as a separate colony ended and its towns were merged into the government of [[Connecticut Colony]] in [[1665]].

Many factors were to contribute to the loss of power including the loss of its strongest governor Eaton, the economic disasters of losing its only ocean going ship and the Philadelphia disaster, and the regicide case. At the same time the Connecticut Colony had seen its star rise.

==Newark==
A group of New Haven colonists lead by [[Robert Treat]] moved to establish a new community in [[New Jersey]] in 1666. Treat wanted to name the new community after Milford, Connecticut. However Abraham Pierson was to urge that the new community be named "New Ark" or "New Work" which was to evolve into the name [[Newark, New Jersey]].<ref>New Jersey Opinion: Where Did This Name Come From? by Abraham Resnick - New York Times - February 25, 1990]</ref>

==See also==
* [[New Haven, Connecticut]]
* [[History of Connecticut]]
* [[Robert Seeley]]
==References==
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[[Category:History of New York]]
[[Category:History of the Thirteen Colonies]]
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Superlambanana

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'''The Super Lamb Banana''' is a sculpture in [[Liverpool, England]].

[[Image:Superlambbanana.JPG|thumb|right|300px]]It is painted in bright yellow, weighs almost eight tons and stands at about 15 foot. It is often mistaken for a dog, but as its name suggests, it was intended to be a cross between a [[banana]] and a [[lamb]]. It was created by [[Manhattan]]-based [[Japan|Japanese]] [[artist]] [[Taro Chiezo]] for the ArtTransPennine Exhibition in [[1998]], in celebration of the reopening of [[Tate Liverpool|Liverpool's branch]] of the famous [[Tate Gallery]]. It originally stood outside the [[Liverpool Playhouse]] in [[Williamson Square]], where it was regularly [[vandalism|vandalised]]. It now stands in Tithebarn Street, outside the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] Avril Robarts Library/LRC (Learning Resource Centre) Building, after spending some time in Wapping, near the [[Albert Dock]] on the city's famous waterfront

The artist sculpted it as an ironic comment on the dangers of [[genetic engineering]], as well as to reflect the city's playful sense of humour. Chiezo himself made only a four-inch model, and it was up to local [[Andy Small]] to recreate it on a scale of 1:50, using a wire-mesh frame supporting a concrete shell.

Although its usual colour is yellow, the statue has occasionally been given a temporary repaint as part of a sponsorship arrangement. Colours have included pink, during a period of sponsorship by the breast cancer awareness charity [[Breakthrough_Breast_Cancer|Breakthrough]]<ref>'What?', SuperLambBanana.com, http://www.superlambbanana.com</ref>, the colours of a Friesian cow during a period of 'quasi-vandalism'<ref>Ibid.</ref>, and purple during the SmokeFree Liverpool campaign<ref>'Liverpool’s Superlambbanana has gone smokefree', March 17, 2006, http://www.smokefreeliverpool.com/html/pressandmedia/media_view_news.php?id=116</ref>.

Nor has it remained static: the statue spent time at [[Spike Island, Cheshire|Spike Island]] in nearby [[Widnes]], [[Cheshire]], near the [[Catalyst]] Museum, and was once spotted on the back of a truck in the [[Merseyside]] town of [[Prescot]]{{Fact|date=July 2007}}.

==External links==
*[http://www.superlambbanana.com Super Lamb Banana official website]

==References==
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St Edmund Hall

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'''St Edmund Hall''' is one of the [[Colleges of the University of Oxford|constituent colleges]] of the [[University of Oxford]] in [[England]]. Better known within the University by its nickname, "'''Teddy Hall'''", the college has a claim to being "the oldest academical society for the education of undergraduates in any university"<ref>Cowdrey (1988); p. 388, referencing A.B. Emden who in his 1927 (p. 236) work states: "...and St. Edmund Hall now survives as the last lineal descendent of the oldest form of academical society designed for the residence of scholars studying in the Oxford Schools."
</ref>. As of 2006 St Edmund Hall had an estimated [[financial endowment]] of £36m<ref>[http://www.btinternet.com/~akme/OXCpress.html Oxford College Endowment Incomes, 1973-2006] (updated July 2007)</ref>.

== History ==
Like the [[University of Oxford]] itself, the precise date of establishment of St Edmund Hall is unknown; it is usually estimated at 1226. The college is named after [[Edmund Rich|St Edmund]] of [[Abingdon, Oxfordshire]], the first known Oxford [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge)|Master of Arts]] and the first Oxford-educated [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], who lived and taught on the college site.

St Edmund Hall began life as one of Oxford's ancient [[Aularian house]]s, the mediaeval halls that laid the foundation of the University, preceding the creation of the first colleges. As the only surviving mediaeval hall, its members are known as "[[Aularian|Aularians]]". St Edmund Hall took on the status of a college in 1957, though retaining the historical moniker of "Hall".

The college has a history of independent thought, which has brought it into regular conflict with both church and state. During the late [[14th century]] and early [[15th century]], it was a bastion of the [[John Wyclif|Wyclif]] heresy, for which college principal [[William Taylor (Lollard)|William Taylor]] was ultimately burnt at the stake, and principal [[Peter Payne]] fled the country. In the [[17th century]], it incurred the wrath of the crown for fostering [[nonjuring schism|nonjurors]], men who remained loyal to the [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[House of Stuart]] and who refused to take the oath to the [[Germany|German]] [[House of Hanover]], whom they regarded as having usurped the [[British throne]].

== College colours ==
Like most academic institutions, Oxbridge colleges commonly have a colour scheme used for college scarves, ties, sports clothing and so on. There is a great deal of confusion regarding the Hall's official college colours which seems to have arisen due to a discrepancy between "official college wear" and sporting wear.

The college's official colours are "maroon and gold"; while this not stated explicitly anywhere on the college's official web-site, the "[http://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/index.php?section=19 College memorabilia]" section quotes these as the colours of official college merchandise, such as the [[Oxbridge Scarf Colours|college scarves]].

In the vast majority of sporting wear produced the "maroon and gold" are often substituted by dark red and yellow perhaps due to these colours being easier/cheaper to produce. 

== Coat of Arms ==
[[Image:SEHCrest.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Coat of Arms of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. This sculpture is found above the entrance to the [[Porters' Lodge]].]]

The College Coat of Arms depicts a red cross fleury against a yellow/gold field surrounded by four [[Chough|Cornish Choughs]] and is blazoned "''Or, a cross fleury gules between four Cornish choughs perched proper''".

In the image shown to the left, the College coat of arms is found above the following Latin dedication "''sanctus edmundus huius aulae lux''" which can be loosely translated as "''St. Edmund, light of this Hall''".

It is a very common practice within the University to use [[chronogram|chronograms]] for dedications - when transcribed into Latin, they are written in such a way that an important date, usually that of a foundation or the dedication itself, is embedded in the text. This is usually achieved by choosing certain letters in the text which correspond to [[Roman Numerals]] which when added, often disregarding the usual [[Subtractive notation|subtractive notation]], amount to the required date. These numerals are then indicated by being rendered in a larger size than that of the surrounding letters.

In the above dedication, the text is rendered as <div style="font-variant:small-caps;">sanCtVs edMVndVs hVIVs aVLae LVX</div> and, in this case, adding the numerals naively gives:

:C + V + M + V + V + V + I + V + V + L + L + V + X = 1246

which is a popular, if conservative, estimate for the establishment of the Hall.

== Locations and buildings ==
St Edmund Hall is based on a small central site on the north side of the [[High Street, Oxford|High Street]]. The front quadrangle (see picture) is bordered by the [[porters' lodge]], the old dining hall (1659), the college bar and buttery (containing a mid-15th-century fireplace), the chapel with the old library above (late 17th century), and accommodation for students and fellows. In the centre of the quadrangle is a medieval well. Passages from the quadrangle give access to the college library (the deconsecrated church of St Peter in the East, 12th century) and gardens (St Peter's churchyard) to the north, and modern accommodation blocks and dining hall to the east. The college also owns annexes at [[Norham Gardens]], on [[Dawson Street, Oxford|Dawson Street]], and on [[Iffley Road]].

== Student life ==
The student body has long been known for prowess in [[sport]], especially [[Rugby football|rugby]]. More recently, it has also demonstrated strengths in [[journalism]], [[drama]], [[mathematics]] and [[student politics]]. In 2007 the college fielded a team in [[University Challenge]].

== College assets and artifacts ==
''Work in progress''

== College graces ==
The usual college grace given before [[Formal Hall]] is ''Benedictus, Benedicat per Jesum Christum Dominum Nostrum'' (Blessed is He and Blessed is this (food) through Jesus Christ Our Lord) to which the assembly responds ''Amen''. More extended forms of the grace are sometimes given but this is very rare.

== People associated with the college ==

=== Current tutors and fellows ===
''Work in Progress''

=== Notable alumni ===
:''See also [[:Category:Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford|Former students of St Edmund Hall]]''.
*[[Dan Abnett]], author, comic book writer
*[[Samira Ahmed]], newsreader/presenter
*[[Stuart Barnes]], former England and [[British and Irish Lions|British Lions]] rugby player, commentator for Sky Sports
*[[Anna Botting]], newsreader
*[[Douglas Botting]], explorer and author
*[[Emma Brockes]], journalist
*[[Robin Day]], broadcaster
*[[Paul Farrelly, MP:]] Labour MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme (2001-present)
*[[Patrick Garland]], (also [[Honorary title (academic)|Honorary Fellow]])
*[[Amitav Ghosh]], writer
*[[Mark Field]] MP (represents the [[City of Westminster]])
*[[Timothy Gorringe]]
*[[Thomas Hearne]]
*[[Oronhyatekha]]
*[[Terry Jones]], comedian and writer
*[[Gabriel Josipovici]]
*[[Emma Kennedy]], comedian and writer
*[[Stewart Lee]], comedian and writer
*Sir [[Ken Macdonald]], the Director of Public Prosecutions
*[[Hugo MacNeill]], former Ireland and British Lions rugby player
*[[John McManners]]
*[[Derek Morris]]
*[[Al Murray]] comedian
*[[Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow]]
*Sir [[Nicholas Pumfrey]] (Mr Justice Pumfrey), High Court Judge
*[[Charles Ritcheson]], historian, diplomat, and university administrator
*[[Hugh Michael Rose|General Sir (Hugh) Michael Rose]], [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath|KCB]], [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]]
*[[M. J. K. Smith]]
*[[John Wells (satirist)|John Wells]], comedian and translator

=== Other notable figures ===
*[[Edmund Rich|St Edmund of Abingdon]]
*[[A.B. Emden]]
*[[J.N.D. Kelly]]
*[[Antonin Besse]]
*[[Sir David Yardley|Sir David Yardley Kt, MA, D.Phil. (LLD Birm.), FRSA]]
*[[Mike Reed]], Fellow in Computation (1986–2005)

==Notes==
<references />

==References==
* Cowdrey, H.E.J. (1988) ''St Edmund Hall, Queen's Lane'', In: Hibbert, C. (Ed.) ''The encyclopædia of Oxford'', London : Macmillan, p. 388-391, ISBN 0-333-39917-X. [http://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/index.php?section=26 Reproduced online by St Edmund Hall] [accessed [[1 June]] 2007]
* Emden, A.B. (1927) ''An Oxford Hall in Medieval Times: being the Early History of St. Edmund Hall'', Oxford : [[Oxford University Press|Clarendon Press]], Reprinted 1968
* Kelly, J.N.D. (1989) ''St. Edmund Hall: Almost Seven Hundred Years'', Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-951559-X

== External links ==
* [http://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/ St. Edmund Hall] – official website
* [http://jcr.seh.ox.ac.uk/ St. Edmund Hall JCR] website
* [http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/stedmundhall/default.html Virtual tour ] of St Edmund Hall
* [http://www.varsityshop.co.uk/acatalog/St_Edmund_Hall.html Shepherd and Woodward], St Edmund Hall

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St Anne’s College

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sister_college = [[New Hall, Cambridge]] |
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head = [[Tim Gardam]] |
JCR President = [[Amaru Villanueva Rance]] |
JCR Vice Pres = [[Martyn Evans]] |
JCR Treasurer = [[Rachel Hay]] |
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'''St Anne's College''' is one of the [[Colleges of the University of Oxford|constituent colleges]] of the [[University of Oxford]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. What is now ''St Anne's College'' began life as part of the "Association for the Education of Women", the first institution in Oxford to allow for the education of women (''see'': [[Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford]]), then later the "Society of Home Students". In [[1942]] it became the "St Anne's Society", and received a university charter to be founded as a women-only college in [[1952]]. It became coeducational in [[1979]]. Today it is one of the larger colleges in Oxford, with around 450 undergraduate and 150 graduate students, in a roughly equal mix of men and women. As of 2006, the college had an estimated [[financial endowment]] of £40m<ref>[http://www.btinternet.com/~akme/OXCpress.html Oxford College Endowment Incomes, 1973-2006] (updated July 2007)</ref>.

== Location ==
St Anne's College is located in [[North Oxford]], on land donated by [[St John's College, Oxford|St John's College]]. Its grounds are bounded by [[Woodstock Road]] and [[Banbury Road]] to the west and east respectively, and [[Bevington Road]] to the north. They extend as far south as 48 Woodstock Road on the west, and 27 Banbury Road on the east side. The College formerly owned a number of houses throughout Oxford used for undergraduate accommodation; these have been largely sold off to fund the building of the Ruth Deech Building (completed [[2005]]).

== College buildings ==
[[Image:StAnnesGatehouse.jpg|150px|The Gatehouse, formerly the entrance to the college|thumb|left]]
'''Hartland House''' was the first purpose-built College building. It houses the Library, the junior and senior common rooms, and some administrative offices. There are six purpose-built student accommodation blocks: the '''Gatehouse''', '''Rayne''', '''Wolfson''', '''Claire Palley''', '''Trenaman House''', and the '''Ruth Deech Building'''.

The '''Gatehouse''', built in the 1960s, was the winner of an award for its architecture. It is now considered by many to be unsightly. As well as undergraduate rooms, it used to house the College Lodge, until the completion of the Ruth Deech Building.

'''Rayne''' and '''Wolfson''' are virtually identical in design, and house administrative offices on the ground floor as well as student rooms.

'''Claire Palley''' is a later building, and was the first accommodation block to have en-suite rooms. It also houses the Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre. It was named after a former Principal of the college.

'''Trenaman House''' (opened [[November 18]] [[1995]]) also contains en-suite student rooms, as well as the middle common room and some communal college facilities on the ground floors. It was named after Nancy Trenaman (1919-2002), the sixth Principal of the college (1966-1984).

'''Robert Saunders House''' (opened in [[1997]] by [[Richard Harries]], [[Bishop of Oxford]]) provides accommodation for graduate students in [[Summertown, Oxford|Summertown]], an area in the north of Oxford. It was named after a former bursar of the college, who did much to strengthen its finances.

The '''Ruth Deech Building''' (opened [[June 18]] [[2005]]) is the most recent College building. It houses extensive conference facilities (a lecture theatre, seminar rooms, and dining facilities) on the lower ground floor, in addition to the new College Lodge on the upper ground floor, and 113 en-suite student rooms.

In addition to the purpose-built accommodation buildings, a number of other houses on site are owned by the college and are used for various purposes.

'''1 - 10 Bevington Road''', '''58/60 Woodstock Road''', and '''35, 39''' and '''41 Banbury Road''' are used for undergraduate accommodation. 39 and 41 Banbury Road also house the College Bar, 7/8 Bevington Road and 35 Banbury Road also contain teaching rooms, and '''58/60 Woodstock Road''' also contains student facilities such as a gym and laundrette.

'''37 Banbury Road''' is used for offices and teaching rooms.

'''27 Banbury Road''' is used for offices of College support staff such as the College nurse, and for teaching rooms.

'''48''' and '''50 Woodstock Road''' contain teaching rooms and seminar rooms. 50 Woodstock Road also contains the College's music practice rooms.

Other College buildings include the Dining Hall (also used for College bops, and collection examinations) and attached kitchens, and various outbuildings attached to some of the houses.

== Notable former students ==

*[[Danny Alexander]]
*[[Mary Archer]]
*[[Karen Armstrong]]
*[[Louise Bagshawe]]
*[[Wendy Beckett]]
*Professor Dame [[Gillian Beer]]
*[[Tina Brown]]
*[[Frances Cairncross]]
*[[Edwina Currie]]
*[[Ruth Deech]], Baroness Deech
*[[Anne Dreydel]]
*[[UA Fanthorpe]]
*[[Helen Fielding]]
*[[Zoe Heller]]
*[[Elizabeth Jennings]]
*[[Martha Kearney]]
*[[Penelope Lively]]
*[[Max More]] (formerly O'Connor)
*[[Melanie Phillips]]
*[[Libby Purves]]
*[[Jill Paton Walsh]]
*Sir [[Simon Rattle]] CBE
*Dame [[Cicely Saunders]]
*[[Susan Sontag]]
*[[Pauline Stainer]]
*[[Polly Toynbee]]

:See also [[:Category:Alumni of St Anne's College, Oxford|Former students of St Anne's College]].

== Academics/teachers ==
*[[Simon Donaldson]]
*[[A. C. Grayling]]
*[[Nick Middleton]]
*[[Iris Murdoch]]
*[[Graham Nelson]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/stannescollege/index.html Virtual Tour of St. Anne's College]
*[http://www.stannesjcr.org/ St Anne's JCR Website]
*[http://www.annesball.com/ St Anne's Ball Website]

{{University_of_Oxford}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Anne's College, Oxford}}
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1879]]
[[Category:Colleges of the University of Oxford]]

St Edmund Hall

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Coldmachine:

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name = St Edmund Hall |
name_Latin = Aula Sancti Edmundi |
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named_for = [[Edmund Rich|St Edmund of Abingdon]] |
established = [[13th century]], (c. [[1226]]) |
sister_college = [[Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge]] |
head_name = Principal|
head = Prof. Michael Mingos |
JCR President = Ryan Buckingham |
MCR President = Catherine L. Blair |
undergraduates = 395 |
graduates = 176 |
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'''St Edmund Hall''' is one of the [[Colleges of the University of Oxford|constituent colleges]] of the [[University of Oxford]] in [[England]]. Better known within the University by its nickname, "'''Teddy Hall'''", the college has a claim to being "the oldest academical society for the education of undergraduates in any university"<ref>Cowdrey (1988); p. 388, referencing A.B. Emden who in his 1927 (p. 236) work states: "...and St. Edmund Hall now survives as the last lineal descendent of the oldest form of academical society designed for the residence of scholars studying in the Oxford Schools."
</ref>. As of 2006 St Edmund Hall had an estimated [[financial endowment]] of £36m<ref>[http://www.btinternet.com/~akme/OXCpress.html Oxford College Endowment Incomes, 1973-2006] (updated July 2007)</ref>.

== History ==
Like the [[University of Oxford]] itself, the precise date of establishment of St Edmund Hall is unknown; it is usually estimated at 1226. The college is named after [[Edmund Rich|St Edmund]] of [[Abingdon, Oxfordshire]], the first known Oxford [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge)|Master of Arts]] and the first Oxford-educated [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], who lived and taught on the college site.

St Edmund Hall began life as one of Oxford's ancient [[Aularian house]]s, the mediaeval halls that laid the foundation of the University, preceding the creation of the first colleges. As the only surviving mediaeval hall, its members are known as "[[Aularian|Aularians]]". St Edmund Hall took on the status of a college in 1957, though retaining the historical moniker of "Hall".

The college has a history of independent thought, which has brought it into regular conflict with both church and state. During the late [[14th century]] and early [[15th century]], it was a bastion of the [[John Wyclif|Wyclif]] heresy, for which college principal [[William Taylor (Lollard)|William Taylor]] was ultimately burnt at the stake, and principal [[Peter Payne]] fled the country. In the [[17th century]], it incurred the wrath of the crown for fostering [[nonjuring schism|nonjurors]], men who remained loyal to the [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[House of Stuart]] and who refused to take the oath to the [[Germany|German]] [[House of Hanover]], whom they regarded as having usurped the [[British throne]].

== College colours ==
Like most academic institutions, Oxbridge colleges commonly have a colour scheme used for college scarves, ties, sports clothing and so on. There is a great deal of confusion regarding the Hall's official college colours which seems to have arisen due to a discrepancy between "official college wear" and sporting wear.

The college's official colours are "maroon and gold"; while this not stated explicitly anywhere on the college's official web-site, the "[http://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/index.php?section=19 College memorabilia]" section quotes these as the colours of official college merchandise, such as the [[Oxbridge Scarf Colours|college scarves]].

In the vast majority of sporting wear produced the "maroon and gold" are often substituted by dark red and yellow perhaps due to these colours being easier/cheaper to produce. 

== Coat of Arms ==
[[Image:SEHCrest.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Coat of Arms of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. This sculpture is found above the entrance to the [[Porters' Lodge]].]]

The College Coat of Arms depicts a red cross fleury against a yellow/gold field surrounded by four [[Chough|Cornish Choughs]] and is blazoned "''Or, a cross fleury gules between four Cornish choughs perched proper''".

In the image shown to the left, the College coat of arms is found above the following Latin dedication "''sanctus edmundus huius aulae lux''" which can be loosely translated as "''St. Edmund, light of this Hall''".

It is a very common practice within the University to use [[chronogram|chronograms]] for dedications - when transcribed into Latin, they are written in such a way that an important date, usually that of a foundation or the dedication itself, is embedded in the text. This is usually achieved by choosing certain letters in the text which correspond to [[Roman Numerals]] which when added, often disregarding the usual [[Subtractive notation|subtractive notation]], amount to the required date. These numerals are then indicated by being rendered in a larger size than that of the surrounding letters.

In the above dedication, the text is rendered as <div style="font-variant:small-caps;">sanCtVs edMVndVs hVIVs aVLae LVX</div> and, in this case, adding the numerals naively gives:

:C + V + M + V + V + V + I + V + V + L + L + V + X = 1246

which is a popular, if conservative, estimate for the establishment of the Hall.

== Locations and buildings ==
St Edmund Hall is based on a small central site on the north side of the [[High Street, Oxford|High Street]]. The front quadrangle (see picture) is bordered by the [[porters' lodge]], the old dining hall (1659), the college bar and buttery (containing a mid-15th-century fireplace), the chapel with the old library above (late 17th century), and accommodation for students and fellows. In the centre of the quadrangle is a medieval well. Passages from the quadrangle give access to the college library (the deconsecrated church of St Peter in the East, 12th century) and gardens (St Peter's churchyard) to the north, and modern accommodation blocks and dining hall to the east. The college also owns annexes at [[Norham Gardens]], on [[Dawson Street, Oxford|Dawson Street]], and on [[Iffley Road]].

== Student life ==
The student body has long been known for prowess in [[sport]], especially [[Rugby football|rugby]]. More recently, it has also demonstrated strengths in [[journalism]], [[drama]], [[mathematics]] and [[student politics]]. In 2007 the college fielded a team in [[University Challenge]].

== College assets and artifacts ==
''Work in progress''

== College graces ==
The usual college grace given before [[Formal Hall]] is ''Benedictus, Benedicat per Jesum Christum Dominum Nostrum'' (Blessed is He and Blessed is this (food) through Jesus Christ Our Lord) to which the assembly responds ''Amen''. More extended forms of the grace are sometimes given but this is very rare.

== People associated with the college ==

=== Current tutors and fellows ===
''Work in Progress''

=== Notable alumni ===
:''See also [[:Category:Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford|Former students of St Edmund Hall]]''.
*[[Dan Abnett]], author, comic book writer
*[[Samira Ahmed]], newsreader/presenter
*[[Stuart Barnes]], former England and [[British and Irish Lions|British Lions]] rugby player, commentator for Sky Sports
*[[Anna Botting]], newsreader
*[[Douglas Botting]], explorer and author
*[[Emma Brockes]], journalist
*[[Robin Day]], broadcaster
*[[Paul Farrelly, MP:]] Labour MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme (2001-present)
*[[Patrick Garland]], (also [[Honorary title (academic)|Honorary Fellow]])
*[[Mark Field]] MP (represents the [[City of Westminster]])
*[[Timothy Gorringe]]
*[[Thomas Hearne]]
*[[Oronhyatekha]]
*[[Terry Jones]], comedian and writer
*[[Gabriel Josipovici]]
*[[Emma Kennedy]], comedian and writer
*[[Stewart Lee]], comedian and writer
*Sir [[Ken Macdonald]], the Director of Public Prosecutions
*[[Hugo MacNeill]], former Ireland and British Lions rugby player
*[[John McManners]]
*[[Derek Morris]]
*[[Al Murray]] comedian
*[[Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow]]
*Sir [[Nicholas Pumfrey]] (Mr Justice Pumfrey), High Court Judge
*[[Charles Ritcheson]], historian, diplomat, and university administrator
*[[Hugh Michael Rose|General Sir (Hugh) Michael Rose]], [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath|KCB]], [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]]
*[[M. J. K. Smith]]
*[[John Wells (satirist)|John Wells]], comedian and translator

=== Other notable figures ===
*[[Edmund Rich|St Edmund of Abingdon]]
*[[A.B. Emden]]
*[[J.N.D. Kelly]]
*[[Antonin Besse]]
*[[Sir David Yardley|Sir David Yardley Kt, MA, D.Phil. (LLD Birm.), FRSA]]
*[[Mike Reed]], Fellow in Computation (1986–2005)

==Notes==
<references />

==References==
* Cowdrey, H.E.J. (1988) ''St Edmund Hall, Queen's Lane'', In: Hibbert, C. (Ed.) ''The encyclopædia of Oxford'', London : Macmillan, p. 388-391, ISBN 0-333-39917-X. [http://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/index.php?section=26 Reproduced online by St Edmund Hall] [accessed [[1 June]] 2007]
* Emden, A.B. (1927) ''An Oxford Hall in Medieval Times: being the Early History of St. Edmund Hall'', Oxford : [[Oxford University Press|Clarendon Press]], Reprinted 1968
* Kelly, J.N.D. (1989) ''St. Edmund Hall: Almost Seven Hundred Years'', Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-951559-X

== External links ==
* [http://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/ St. Edmund Hall] – official website
* [http://jcr.seh.ox.ac.uk/ St. Edmund Hall JCR] website
* [http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/stedmundhall/default.html Virtual tour ] of St Edmund Hall
* [http://www.varsityshop.co.uk/acatalog/St_Edmund_Hall.html Shepherd and Woodward], St Edmund Hall

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[[Category:Colleges of the University of Oxford]]
[[Category:Grade I listed buildings in Oxford]]
[[Category:Grade I listed educational buildings]]
[[Category:1226 establishments]]

[[fr:St Edmund Hall (Oxford)]]

St Edmund Hall

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Coldmachine: tidy up

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name = St Edmund Hall |
name_Latin = Aula Sancti Edmundi |
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named_for = [[Edmund Rich|St Edmund of Abingdon]] |
established = [[13th century]], (c. [[1226]]) |
sister_college = [[Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge]] |
head_name = Principal|
head = Prof. Michael Mingos |
JCR President = Ryan Buckingham |
MCR President = Catherine L. Blair |
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graduates = 176 |
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'''St Edmund Hall''' is one of the [[Colleges of the University of Oxford|constituent colleges]] of the [[University of Oxford]] in [[England]]. Better known within the University by its nickname, "'''Teddy Hall'''", the college has a claim to being "the oldest academical society for the education of undergraduates in any university".<ref>Cowdrey (1988); p. 388, referencing A.B. Emden who in his 1927 (p. 236) work states: "...and St. Edmund Hall now survives as the last lineal descendent of the oldest form of academical society designed for the residence of scholars studying in the Oxford Schools."
</ref>. As of 2006 St Edmund Hall had an estimated [[financial endowment]] of £36m<ref>[http://www.btinternet.com/~akme/OXCpress.html Oxford College Endowment Incomes, 1973-2006] (updated July 2007)</ref>.

== History ==
Like the [[University of Oxford]] itself, the precise date of establishment of St Edmund Hall is unknown; it is usually estimated at 1226. The college is named after [[Edmund Rich|St Edmund]] of [[Abingdon, Oxfordshire]], the first known Oxford [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge)|Master of Arts]] and the first Oxford-educated [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], who lived and taught on the college site.

St Edmund Hall began life as one of Oxford's ancient [[Aularian house]]s, the mediaeval halls that laid the foundation of the University, preceding the creation of the first colleges. As the only surviving mediaeval hall, its members are known as "[[Aularian|Aularians]]". St Edmund Hall took on the status of a college in 1957, though retaining the historical moniker of "Hall".

The college has a history of independent thought, which has brought it into regular conflict with both church and state. During the late [[14th century]] and early [[15th century]], it was a bastion of the [[John Wyclif|Wyclif]] heresy, for which college principal [[William Taylor (Lollard)|William Taylor]] was ultimately burnt at the stake, and principal [[Peter Payne]] fled the country. In the [[17th century]], it incurred the wrath of the crown for fostering [[nonjuring schism|nonjurors]], men who remained loyal to the [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[House of Stuart]] and who refused to take the oath to the [[Germany|German]] [[House of Hanover]], whom they regarded as having usurped the [[British throne]].

== College colours ==
Like most academic institutions, Oxbridge colleges commonly have a colour scheme used for college scarves, ties, sports clothing and so on. There is a great deal of confusion regarding the Hall's official college colours which seems to have arisen due to a discrepancy between "official college wear" and sporting wear.

The college's official colours are "maroon and gold"; while this not stated explicitly anywhere on the college's official web-site, the "[http://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/index.php?section=19 College memorabilia]" section quotes these as the colours of official college merchandise, such as the [[Oxbridge Scarf Colours|college scarves]].

In the vast majority of sporting wear produced the "maroon and gold" are often substituted by dark red and yellow perhaps due to these colours being easier/cheaper to produce. 

== Coat of Arms ==
[[Image:SEHCrest.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Coat of Arms of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. This sculpture is found above the entrance to the [[Porters' Lodge]].]]

The College Coat of Arms depicts a red cross fleury against a yellow/gold field surrounded by four [[Chough|Cornish Choughs]] and is blazoned "''Or, a cross fleury gules between four Cornish choughs perched proper''".

In the image shown to the left, the College coat of arms is found above the following Latin dedication "''sanctus edmundus huius aulae lux''" which can be loosely translated as "''St. Edmund, light of this Hall''".

It is a very common practice within the University to use [[chronogram|chronograms]] for dedications - when transcribed into Latin, they are written in such a way that an important date, usually that of a foundation or the dedication itself, is embedded in the text. This is usually achieved by choosing certain letters in the text which correspond to [[Roman Numerals]] which when added, often disregarding the usual [[Subtractive notation|subtractive notation]], amount to the required date. These numerals are then indicated by being rendered in a larger size than that of the surrounding letters.

In the above dedication, the text is rendered as <div style="font-variant:small-caps;">sanCtVs edMVndVs hVIVs aVLae LVX</div> and, in this case, adding the numerals naively gives:

:C + V + M + V + V + V + I + V + V + L + L + V + X = 1246

which is a popular, if conservative, estimate for the establishment of the Hall.

== Locations and buildings ==
St Edmund Hall is based on a small central site on the north side of the [[High Street, Oxford|High Street]]. The front quadrangle (see picture) is bordered by the [[porters' lodge]], the old dining hall (1659), the college bar and buttery (containing a mid-15th-century fireplace), the chapel with the old library above (late 17th century), and accommodation for students and fellows. In the centre of the quadrangle is a medieval well. Passages from the quadrangle give access to the college library (the deconsecrated church of St Peter in the East, 12th century) and gardens (St Peter's churchyard) to the north, and modern accommodation blocks and dining hall to the east. The college also owns annexes at [[Norham Gardens]], on [[Dawson Street, Oxford|Dawson Street]], and on [[Iffley Road]].

== Student life ==
The student body has long been known for prowess in [[sport]], especially [[Rugby football|rugby]]. More recently, it has also demonstrated strengths in [[journalism]], [[drama]], [[mathematics]] and [[student politics]]. In 2007 the college fielded a team in [[University Challenge]].

== College assets and artifacts ==
''Work in progress''

== College graces ==
The usual college grace given before [[Formal Hall]] is ''Benedictus, Benedicat per Jesum Christum Dominum Nostrum'' (Blessed is He and Blessed is this (food) through Jesus Christ Our Lord) to which the assembly responds ''Amen''. More extended forms of the grace are sometimes given but this is very rare.

== People associated with the college ==

=== Current tutors and fellows ===
''Work in Progress''

=== Notable alumni ===
:''See also [[:Category:Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford|Former students of St Edmund Hall]]''.
*[[Dan Abnett]], author, comic book writer
*[[Samira Ahmed]], newsreader/presenter
*[[Stuart Barnes]], former England and [[British and Irish Lions|British Lions]] rugby player, commentator for Sky Sports
*[[Anna Botting]], newsreader
*[[Douglas Botting]], explorer and author
*[[Emma Brockes]], journalist
*[[Robin Day]], broadcaster
*[[Paul Farrelly, MP:]] Labour MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme (2001-present)
*[[Patrick Garland]], (also [[Honorary title (academic)|Honorary Fellow]])
*[[Mark Field]] MP (represents the [[City of Westminster]])
*[[Timothy Gorringe]]
*[[Thomas Hearne]]
*[[Oronhyatekha]]
*[[Terry Jones]], comedian and writer
*[[Gabriel Josipovici]]
*[[Emma Kennedy]], comedian and writer
*[[Stewart Lee]], comedian and writer
*Sir [[Ken Macdonald]], the Director of Public Prosecutions
*[[Hugo MacNeill]], former Ireland and British Lions rugby player
*[[John McManners]]
*[[Derek Morris]]
*[[Al Murray]] comedian
*[[Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow]]
*Sir [[Nicholas Pumfrey]] (Mr Justice Pumfrey), High Court Judge
*[[Charles Ritcheson]], historian, diplomat, and university administrator
*[[Hugh Michael Rose|General Sir (Hugh) Michael Rose]], [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath|KCB]], [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]]
*[[M. J. K. Smith]]
*[[John Wells (satirist)|John Wells]], comedian and translator

=== Other notable figures ===
*[[Edmund Rich|St Edmund of Abingdon]]
*[[A.B. Emden]]
*[[J.N.D. Kelly]]
*[[Antonin Besse]]
*[[Sir David Yardley|Sir David Yardley Kt, MA, D.Phil. (LLD Birm.), FRSA]]
*[[Mike Reed]], Fellow in Computation (1986–2005)

==Notes==
<references />

==References==
* Cowdrey, H.E.J. (1988) ''St Edmund Hall, Queen's Lane'', In: Hibbert, C. (Ed.) ''The encyclopædia of Oxford'', London : Macmillan, p. 388-391, ISBN 0-333-39917-X. [http://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/index.php?section=26 Reproduced online by St Edmund Hall] [accessed [[1 June]] 2007]
* Emden, A.B. (1927) ''An Oxford Hall in Medieval Times: being the Early History of St. Edmund Hall'', Oxford : [[Oxford University Press|Clarendon Press]], Reprinted 1968
* Kelly, J.N.D. (1989) ''St. Edmund Hall: Almost Seven Hundred Years'', Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-951559-X

== External links ==
* [http://www.seh.ox.ac.uk/ St. Edmund Hall] – official website
* [http://jcr.seh.ox.ac.uk/ St. Edmund Hall JCR] website
* [http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/stedmundhall/default.html Virtual tour ] of St Edmund Hall
* [http://www.varsityshop.co.uk/acatalog/St_Edmund_Hall.html Shepherd and Woodward], St Edmund Hall

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[[Category:Colleges of the University of Oxford]]
[[Category:Grade I listed buildings in Oxford]]
[[Category:Grade I listed educational buildings]]
[[Category:1226 establishments]]

[[fr:St Edmund Hall (Oxford)]]

Queen Margaret University

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{{Infobox University
|name = Queen Margaret University
|image_name = Qmu logo.gif
|established = [[1875]] (as ''The Edinburgh School of Cookery'')
|type = [[Public university|Public]]
|principal = Prof. [[Anthony Cohen]] [[Royal Society of Edinburgh|FRSE]]
|students = 5,410 <ref name="HESA">{{cite web |url=http://www.hesa.ac.uk/holisdocs/pubinfo/student/institution0506.htm |title=Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2005/06 |work=[[Higher Education Statistics Agency]] online statistics |accessdate=2007-04-05}}</ref>
|undergrad = 4,295 <ref name="HESA" />
|postgrad = 1,100 <ref name="HESA" />
|other = 20 [[further education]]<ref name="HESA" />
|campus = 3 [[campus]]es, All located in [[Edinburgh]]
|city = [[Edinburgh]]
|country = [[Scotland]]
|website = http://www.qmu.ac.uk/
}}

'''Queen Margaret University''' (formerly '''Queen Margaret University College''' and '''Queen Margaret College''') is a [[New Universities|Modern University]] located in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]. It is named after [[Saint Margaret of Scotland|Saint Margaret]], wife of [[Malcolm III of Scotland|King Malcolm III of Scotland]], and was founded in [[1875]]. In January 2007, it was awarded university status.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/6269083.stm Award of full university status]</ref> The University is currently in the process of moving from its campuses in Edinburgh, to a new purpose-built site located in [[Musselburgh]], to the East of the City.

==History==

Queen Margaret University was founded in [[1875]], as ''The Edinburgh School of Cookery and Domestic Economy'', by Christian Guthrie Wright and [[Louisa Stevenson]],<ref name="QMHistory">{{cite web| url = http://www.qmu.ac.uk/the_university_college/history.htm| title = History: From Edinburgh School of Cookery to Queen Margaret University| accessdate = 2007-04-11| publisher = Queen Margaret University}}</ref> both members of the [[Edinburgh Association for the University Education of Women|Edinburgh Ladies' Educational Association]]. The School was founded as a female only institution, with the twin aims of improving women's access to [[higher education]], and improving the [[diet (nutrition)|diet]]s of [[working class]] families.<ref name="QMHistory" /> Teaching was initially delivered via lectures at the [[Royal Museum]], supplemented by a programme of public lectures and demonstrations delivered nationwide, but in 1877 the School established a base at Shandwick Place, in [[Haymarket, Edinburgh|Haymarket]].

The School moved in 1891 to Atholl Crescent, expanding its courses and offering residential places to students. In 1909, the School was designated a [[Central Institution]] and brought under the public control of the [[Scottish Executive Education Department|Scotch Education Department]]. The first Principal appointed was Ethel De la Cour.<ref>Tom Begg, ‘Cour, Ethel Maud De la (1869–1957)’, ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'', [[Oxford University Press|OUP]], 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/52733 accessed 11 April 2007]</ref> De la Cour retired in 1930, and in the same year the School became the ''Edinburgh College of Domestic Science''.<ref name="ExecConsultation">{{cite web| url = http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/07/QMUCUniversityTitle/Q/Page/2| title = Consultation on Award of University Title to Queen Margaret University College| accessdate = 2007-04-11| publisher = Scottish Executive}}</ref>

In 1961, the College acquired its current (Corstorphine) campus, purchasing a portion of the [[Clermiston]] estate from developers. The campus was first occupied by the College in 1970.<ref name="QMHistory" /> In 1972, the name ''Queen Margaret College'' was adopted, to dissociate the College from the narrow field of domestic science.<ref name="QMHistory" /> Thereafter, the College broadened its range of courses, especially in the [[paramedic]]al and healthcare fields. The following institutions have since been absorbed by Queen Margaret College:<ref name="QMHistory" />

* The Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama (established 1929, joined 1971)
* The Edinburgh School of Speech Therapy (established 1946, joined 1975)
* The [[Edinburgh Royal Infirmary|Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh]] School of Physiotherapy (established 1940, joined 1978)
* The Astley Ainslie Hospital Occupational Therapy Training Centre (established 1937, joined 1979)
* The Edinburgh Foot Clinic and School of Chiropody (established 1924, joined 1984)
* The Edinburgh School of Radiography (established 1936, joined 1992)
* The Edinburgh University Settlement School of Art Therapy (established 1992, joined 1997)

[[Image:Queen Margaret Univ Musselburgh cgi.jpg|thumb|250px|A computer-generated impression of QMU's new Musselburgh campus.]]
In 1992, the [[Privy Council]] granted Queen Margaret College powers to award its own taught [[academic degree|degree]]s, and in 1998, the College was granted full degree powers, which enabled it to award its own [[research]] and higher degrees.<ref name="ExecConsultation" /> As a result, in 1999 the College took the name ''Queen Margaret University College''. After further improvements in the college, including a new campus currently underway to centralise all courses, in January 2007 the institution was awarded full university status, becoming '''Queen Margaret University''' ('''QMU'''). QMU is scheduled to relocate from its current three campuses to a brand new purpose-built campus near [[Musselburgh]], just to the east of Edinburgh, in [[September]] [[2007]].<ref>[http://www.qmced.ac.uk/marketing/relocate/default.htm QM relocates]</ref>

==Schools==

The University is divided into four Schools:
* The School of Business and Enterprise
* The School of Drama and Creative Industries
* The School of Health Sciences
* The School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication

===School of Business and Enterprise===

The School of Business and Enterprise offers courses in consumer studies; management; marketing, entrepreneurship and retail; and tourism, hospitality and events.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.qmu.ac.uk/be/default.htm| title = Business & Enterprise| accessdate = 2007-04-11| publisher = Queen Margaret University}}</ref>

===School of Drama and Creative Industries===

The School of Drama and Creative Industries offers courses in drama and performance, and production and cultural management.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.qmu.ac.uk/faculties_schools/drama.htm| title = Drama and Creative Industries| accessdate = 2007-04-11| publisher = Queen Margaret University}}</ref> The School is also home to the Gateway Arts Industry Network (GAIN), a centre which offers short courses and taught masters' programmes in arts administration.

The Gateway Theatre is the current home for the [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Acting & Performance along with the BA (Hons) in Theatre Productions ([[Stage lighting|lighting]], [[Sound design|sound]], [[scenic design|set design]] and [[stage management]]) courses. They are the only courses at QMU in which students are required to spend up to 8 hours per day, Monday to Friday in [[Class (education)|class]].{{Fact|date=April 2007}} The Acting course is accredited in the UK by the [[National Council for Drama Training]],<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ncdt.co.uk/adetails.asp?ID=37| title = Accredited Course List - Details: BA/BA (Hons) Acting| accessdate = 2007-04-11| publisher = National Council for Drama Training}}</ref> as is the Theatre Production course.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ncdt.co.uk/adetails.asp?ID=38| title = Accredited Course List - Details: BA/BA (Hons) Stage Mgmt & Theatre Production| accessdate = 2007-04-11| publisher = National Council for Drama Training}}</ref>

===School of Health Sciences===

The School of Health Sciences offers courses in dietetics, nutrition and biological sciences; nursing; occupational therapy and art therapy; physiotherapy; podiatry; Radiography; and music therapy.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.qmu.ac.uk/faculties_schools/health_sciences.htm| title = Health Sciences| accessdate = 2007-04-11| publisher = Queen Margaret University}}</ref>

===School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication===

The School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication offers courses in media, communication and sociology; psychology; and speech and hearing sciences.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.qmu.ac.uk/faculties_schools/social_sciences.htm| title = Social Sciences, Media and Communication| accessdate = 2007-04-11| publisher = Queen Margaret University}}</ref>

The School is the only institution in Scotland that is accredited by the [[Chartered Institute of Public Relations]] to deliver the postgraduate CIPR [[Diploma]] in Public Relations.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.cipr.co.uk/qualifications/diploma/diploma_main.htm| title = The CIPR Diploma in Public Relations| accessdate = 2007-04-11}}</ref> The School's [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] courses in [[psychology]] and [[health psychology]] are accredited by the [[British Psychological Society]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.bps.org.uk/bps/careers/accredited-courses/accredited-courses.cfm?action=results&in_id=212&level_of_study=all&submit=Search| title = Undergraduate Psychology Courses: Queen Margaret University| accessdate = 2007-04-11| publisher = British Psychological Society}}</ref>

The subject area of Speech and Hearing Sciences won the [[Queen's Anniversary Prize]] for research in [[2002]].

==Campuses==

===Corstorphine Campus===
Located just outside Edinburgh to the West, this is the main base for the University and is the largest of the three current sites.

===Leith Campus===
Providing a base for most of the health services courses. It is located near the heart of the city, with great public transport links to the centre of Edinburgh, and also to Corstorphine.

===Gateway Theatre===
Opened in [[1999]], the ex-[[television studio]] (previously owned by [[Scottish Television]]) is the home to many of QMU's Art, [[Acting]], [[Performance]], and [[Technical Theatre]] students. It is situated on Elm Row, Leith Walk, Edinburgh. Students in the BA Theatre Production & BA [[Acting]] courses put on approximately four [[performances]] per [[academic term|term]]. The performances are completely run by students from these two courses, with the only exception being an outside [[Theatre director|director]], employed by QMU. The performances are becoming more of a struggle to produce, due to the in-house [[theatre]] being shut-down, however they still have the use of the small Pend [[Studio]] space, and two of these productions (per term) usually travel to another location (e.g. the Byre Theatre, St. Andrews, and the St. Brides Centre, Edinburgh)

===Musselburgh Campus===
The university will move to a new purpose-built campus located in [[Musselburgh]], just to the east of Edinburgh. Set to open in the [[autumn]] of [[2007]], the campus will centralise all three of QMU's current campuses into one, in this new multi-million pound development.<ref>[http://www.qmced.ac.uk/marketing/relocate/default.htm QMUC relocates main campus]</ref>

==Notable alumni==

Famous acting graduates from QMU include:
* [[Ashley Jensen]] (''[[Extras (TV series)|Extras]]'' & ''[[Ugly Betty]]'')
* [[Kevin McKidd]] (''[[Trainspotting]]'', ''[[Dog Soldiers]]'' & ''[[Rome (TV series)|Rome]]'')
* [[Matt Baker]] ([[United Kingdom|British]] [[television presenter]] notable on ''[[Blue Peter]]'')
* [[Edith Bowman]] (''[[BBC Radio 1]]'' presenter)
* Claire Knight (BBC River City)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.qmu.ac.uk/ Queen Margaret University] – official website
*
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Robert Gordon University

2007-08-31T08:38:50Z

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|principal = Professor [[Mike Pittilo]]
|chancellor = Sir [[Ian Wood]]
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The '''Robert Gordon University''' (often known as '''RGU''') is a modern [[University]] located in [[Aberdeen]], [[Scotland]].

==History==

In 1720 [[Robert Gordon]] retired to Aberdeen. He had amassed a considerable fortune, yet he is believed to have had a "frugal" retirement.{{fact|date=July 2007}} On his death 11 years later he willed his entire estate to build a residential school for educating young boys. In the summer of 1750 the ''Robert Gordon's Hospital'' was born. In 1881 this was converted into a day school to be known as [[Robert Gordon's College]]. About the same time, Mr John Gray offered to provide a school of science and art upon condition that the Governors named it ''Gray's School of Science and Art''. In 1903 the then Scotch Education Department designated the vocational courses work of the college as a Central Institution.{{Fact|date=July 2007}}

The name ''Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology'', or RGIT as it was popularly known, was adopted in 1965 to reflect the continuing advancement in the level of the teaching work and the new role as a centre of excellence in the non university sector of higher education.

In 1991 the name changed again, to ''The Robert Gordon University''. RGU was one of the largest [[Central Institution]]s in Scotland with probably the greatest breadth of courses. In 1992 RGU was awarded university status and the first Chancellor, Sir Robert Reid, was installed.

Robert Gordon's mercantile adventures founded a strong and remarkably modern belief that his investment in the education of his townsfolk would equip them with the skills and knowledge to strengthen their success in Europe and further afield.{{Fact|date=July 2007}}

The city of Aberdeen is also home to the [[University of Aberdeen]]. The two Universities based in Aberdeen discussed a merger in 2002 but they decided to maintain their independence.

==Statistics==
There are approximately 10,000 [[student]]s studying over 145 full-time, part-time and sandwich courses at undergraduate, post-experience and [[postgraduate]] levels. In addition, RGU is the top university in the UK for graduate employment.{{Fact|date=July 2007}} In 2002 98.1 per cent of RGU students were in employment or further study six months after graduation. (Source: [[Higher Education Statistics Agency|HESA]] First Destination statistic 2002, published 2003)

As well as full-time and part-time on campus study, the University provides a complete range of [[distance learning]] facilities over the [[Internet]] via its Virtual Campus, with over 8000 students from 113 countries studying online for a wide range of courses.

Robert Gordon's currently ranks 3 in the United Kingdom for excellence in further education (according to Guardian newspaper 2/06){{Fact|date=July 2007}}

==Structure==
The academic activities of the University are divided into two [[Faculty (university)|faculties]] each with constituent Schools, and the Aberdeen Business School with cognate departments:

* '''Faculty of Design and Technology'''
** [[Gray's School of Art]]
** [[The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and The Built Environment]]
** [[The School of Computing]]
** School of Engineering

* '''Faculty of Health and Social Care'''
** School of Applied Social Studies
** School of Health Sciences
** School of Life Sciences
** School of Nursing and Midwifery
** School of Pharmacy

* '''Aberdeen Business School'''
** Human Resources Management
** Hotel, Tourism and Retail Management
** Communications and Languages
** Information Management
** Accounting and Finance
** Business and Management
** Marketing
** Economics and Public Policy
** Law

==Facilities==
The Garthdee [[campus]] just outside the city centre has seen spending of over £60 million in recent years with two new buildings housing the Aberdeen Business School and the Faculty of Health and Social Care. The building for the Business School was designed by renowned architect [[Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank|Norman Foster]]. The building for the Faculty of Health and Social Care was designed by Aberdeen architects Halliday Fraser Munro.The Garthdee campus is also the site of a new state-of-the-art Sports Centre which opened in February 2005.

The Schoolhill campus, based in the city centre, is housed in more traditional surroundings, within some of the city’s famous [[granite]] buildings. Over the next 10 years RGU is planning to move all of its Schoolhill Campus out to [[Garthdee]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.rgu.ac.uk/pressrel/020605Public%20Consultation%2Edoc|title = RGU Invites Public to View Garthdee Plans|accessdate = 2007-07-26|date = 2006-06-02|format = MS Word Document|publisher = Robert Gordon University}}</ref>

Students from the [[Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and The Built Environment]], RGU Garthdee Campus, run a highly successful lecture series which is known as [[5710]], where world renowned architects from the UK and abroad are invited to lecture on Thursday evenings.

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.rgu.ac.uk/ The Robert Gordon University website]
*[http://www.rgunion.co.uk/ RGU Student Association]
*[http://www.5710.org.uk/ 5710 Lecture Series and Society]

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Superlambanana

2007-08-30T07:14:19Z

Coldmachine: Being bold and removing uncited/unreferenced quotation section: doesn't add to the article anyway, and is unencyclopedic

'''The Super Lamb Banana''' is a sculpture in [[Liverpool, England]].

[[Image:Superlambbanana.JPG|thumb|right|300px]]It is painted in bright yellow, weighs almost eight tons and stands at about 15 foot. It is often mistaken for a dog, but as its name suggests, it was intended to be a cross between a [[banana]] and a [[lamb]]. It was created by [[Manhattan]]-based [[Japan|Japanese]] [[artist]] [[Taro Chiezo]] for the ArtTransPennine Exhibition in [[1998]], in celebration of the reopening of [[Tate Liverpool|Liverpool's branch]] of the famous [[Tate Gallery]]. It originally stood outside the [[Liverpool Playhouse]] in [[Williamson Square]], where it was regularly [[vandalism|vandalised]]. It now stands in Tithebarn Street, outside the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] Avril Robarts Library/LRC (Learning Resource Centre) Building, after spending some time in Wapping, near the [[Albert Dock]] on the city's famous waterfront

The artist sculpted it as an ironic comment on the dangers of [[genetic engineering]], as well as to reflect the city's playful sense of humour. Chiezo himself made only a four-inch model, and it was up to local [[Andy Small]] to recreate it on a scale of 1:50, using a wire-mesh frame supporting a concrete shell.

Although its usual colour is yellow, the statue has occasionally been given a temporary repaint as part of a sponsorship arrangement. Colours have included pink, during a period of sponsorship by the breast cancer awareness charity [[Breakthrough_Breast_Cancer|Breakthrough]]<ref>'What?', SuperLambBanana.com, http://www.superlambbanana.com</ref>, the colours of a Friesian cow during a period of 'quasi-vandalism'<ref>Ibid.</ref>, and purple during the SmokeFree Liverpool campaign<ref>'Liverpool’s Superlambbanana has gone smokefree', March 17, 2006, http://www.smokefreeliverpool.com/html/pressandmedia/media_view_news.php?id=116</ref>.

Nor has it remained static: the statue spent time at [[Spike Island, Cheshire|Spike Island]] in nearby [[Widnes]], [[Cheshire]], near the [[Catalyst]] Museum, and was once spotted on the back of a truck in the [[Merseyside]] town of [[Prescot]]{{Fact|date=July 2007}}.

==External links==
*[http://www.superlambbanana.com Super Lamb Banana official website]

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Visitor attractions in Merseyside|Super Lamb Banana]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in England|Super Lamb Banana]]
[[Category:1998 works]]

Superlambanana

2007-07-08T17:04:50Z

Coldmachine:

'''The Super Lamb Banana''' is a sculpture in [[Liverpool, England]].

[[Image:Superlambbanana.JPG|thumb|right|300px]]It is painted in bright yellow, weighs almost eight tons and stands at about 15 foot. It is often mistaken for a dog, but as its name suggests, it was intended to be a cross between a [[banana]] and a [[lamb]]. It was created by [[Manhattan]]-based [[Japan|Japanese]] [[artist]] [[Taro Chiezo]] for the ArtTransPennine Exhibition in [[1998]], in celebration of the reopening of [[Tate Liverpool|Liverpool's branch]] of the famous [[Tate Gallery]]. It originally stood outside the [[Liverpool Playhouse]] in [[Williamson Square]], where it was regularly [[vandalism|vandalised]]. It then stood in Tithebarn Street, outside the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] Avril Robarts Library/LRC (Learning Resource Centre) Building, after spending some time in Wapping, near the [[Albert Dock]] on the city's famous waterfront it now stands outside the terminal at liverpools john lennon airport

The artist sculpted it as an ironic comment on the dangers of [[genetic engineering]], as well as to reflect the city's playful sense of humour. Chiezo himself made only a four-inch model, and it was up to local [[Andy Small]] to recreate it on a scale of 1:50, using a wire-mesh frame supporting a concrete shell.

Although its usual colour is yellow, the statue has occasionally been given a temporary repaint as part of a sponsorship arrangement. Colours have included pink, during a period of sponsorship by the breast cancer awareness charity [[Breakthrough_Breast_Cancer|Breakthrough]]<ref>'What?', SuperLambBanana.com, http://www.superlambbanana.com</ref>, the colours of a Friesian cow during a period of 'quasi-vandalism'<ref>Ibid.</ref>, and purple during the SmokeFree Liverpool campaign<ref>'Liverpool’s Superlambbanana has gone smokefree', March 17, 2006, http://www.smokefreeliverpool.com/html/pressandmedia/media_view_news.php?id=116</ref>.

Nor has it remained static: the statue spent time at [[Spike Island]] in nearby [[Widnes]], [[Cheshire]], near the [[Catalyst]] Museum, and was once spotted on the back of a truck in the [[Merseyside]] town of [[Prescot]]{{fact}}.

==Quotations==

*"The statue, painted in bright yellow gloss paint, has to be seen up close to fully appreciate its yellow-ness, banana-ness and lamb-ness." (Photographer [[Aidan O'Rourke]])
*"What about a sheep blended with a leek for our friends in Wales? Painted illuminous green it could be used to perhaps symbolise Cardiff?" ([[Birmingham]] website)
*"It provides a counterpoint to the more classically-styled buildings around it." ([[Tony Woof]] of the [[Liverpool Architecture and Design Trust]])

==External links==
*[http://www.superlambbanana.com Super Lamb Banana official website]

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Visitor attractions in Merseyside|Super Lamb Banana]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in England|Super Lamb Banana]]
[[Category:1998 works]]

Superlambanana

2007-07-08T17:04:03Z

Coldmachine: Tidying up refs

'''The Super Lamb Banana''' is a sculpture in [[Liverpool, England]].

[[Image:Superlambbanana.JPG|thumb|right|300px]]It is painted in bright yellow, weighs almost eight tons and stands at about 15 foot. It is often mistaken for a dog, but as its name suggests, it was intended to be a cross between a [[banana]] and a [[lamb]]. It was created by [[Manhattan]]-based [[Japan|Japanese]] [[artist]] [[Taro Chiezo]] for the ArtTransPennine Exhibition in [[1998]], in celebration of the reopening of [[Tate Liverpool|Liverpool's branch]] of the famous [[Tate Gallery]]. It originally stood outside the [[Liverpool Playhouse]] in [[Williamson Square]], where it was regularly [[vandalism|vandalised]]. It then stood in Tithebarn Street, outside the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] Avril Robarts Library/LRC (Learning Resource Centre) Building, after spending some time in Wapping, near the [[Albert Dock]] on the city's famous waterfront it now stands outside the terminal at liverpools john lennon airport

The artist sculpted it as an ironic comment on the dangers of [[genetic engineering]], as well as to reflect the city's playful sense of humour. Chiezo himself made only a four-inch model, and it was up to local [[Andy Small]] to recreate it on a scale of 1:50, using a wire-mesh frame supporting a concrete shell.

Although its usual colour is yellow, the statue has occasionally been given a temporary repaint as part of a sponsorship arrangement. Colours have included pink, during a period of sponsorship by the breast cancer awareness charity [[Breakthrough_Breast_Cancer|Breakthrough]]<ref>'What?', SuperLambBanana.com, http://www.superlambbanana.com/home.php?/WHAT?</ref>, the colours of a Friesian cow during a period of 'quasi-vandalism'<ref>Ibid.</ref>, and purple during the SmokeFree Liverpool campaign<ref>'Liverpool’s Superlambbanana has gone smokefree', March 17, 2006, http://www.smokefreeliverpool.com/html/pressandmedia/media_view_news.php?id=116</ref>.

Nor has it remained static: the statue spent time at [[Spike Island]] in nearby [[Widnes]], [[Cheshire]], near the [[Catalyst]] Museum, and was once spotted on the back of a truck in the [[Merseyside]] town of [[Prescot]]{{fact}}.

==Quotations==

*"The statue, painted in bright yellow gloss paint, has to be seen up close to fully appreciate its yellow-ness, banana-ness and lamb-ness." (Photographer [[Aidan O'Rourke]])
*"What about a sheep blended with a leek for our friends in Wales? Painted illuminous green it could be used to perhaps symbolise Cardiff?" ([[Birmingham]] website)
*"It provides a counterpoint to the more classically-styled buildings around it." ([[Tony Woof]] of the [[Liverpool Architecture and Design Trust]])

==External links==
*[http://www.superlambbanana.com Super Lamb Banana official website]

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Visitor attractions in Merseyside|Super Lamb Banana]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in England|Super Lamb Banana]]
[[Category:1998 works]]

Superlambanana

2007-07-08T17:01:07Z

Coldmachine: rm OR, removing commercial external link, and citing colour sponsorships

'''The Super Lamb Banana''' is a sculpture in [[Liverpool, England]].

[[Image:Superlambbanana.JPG|thumb|right|300px]]It is painted in bright yellow, weighs almost eight tons and stands at about 15 foot. It is often mistaken for a dog, but as its name suggests, it was intended to be a cross between a [[banana]] and a [[lamb]]. It was created by [[Manhattan]]-based [[Japan|Japanese]] [[artist]] [[Taro Chiezo]] for the ArtTransPennine Exhibition in [[1998]], in celebration of the reopening of [[Tate Liverpool|Liverpool's branch]] of the famous [[Tate Gallery]]. It originally stood outside the [[Liverpool Playhouse]] in [[Williamson Square]], where it was regularly [[vandalism|vandalised]]. It then stood in Tithebarn Street, outside the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] Avril Robarts Library/LRC (Learning Resource Centre) Building, after spending some time in Wapping, near the [[Albert Dock]] on the city's famous waterfront it now stands outside the terminal at liverpools john lennon airport

The artist sculpted it as an ironic comment on the dangers of [[genetic engineering]], as well as to reflect the city's playful sense of humour. Chiezo himself made only a four-inch model, and it was up to local [[Andy Small]] to recreate it on a scale of 1:50, using a wire-mesh frame supporting a concrete shell.

Although its usual colour is yellow, the statue has occasionally been given a temporary repaint as part of a sponsorship arrangement. Colours have included pink, during a period of sponsorship by the breast cancer awareness charity [[Breakthrough_Breast_Cancer|Breakthrough]]<ref>'What?', SuperLambBanana.com, http://www.superlambbanana.com/home.php?/WHAT?</ref>, and purple during the SmokeFree Liverpool campaign<ref>'Liverpool’s Superlambbanana has gone smokefree', March 17, 2006, http://www.smokefreeliverpool.com/html/pressandmedia/media_view_news.php?id=116</ref>. After a period of 'quasi-vandalism' the sculpture was given the colours of a Friesian cow<ref>'What?', SuperLambBanana.com, http://www.superlambbanana.com/home.php?/WHAT?</ref>. Nor has it remained static: the statue spent time at [[Spike Island]] in nearby [[Widnes]], [[Cheshire]], near the [[Catalyst]] Museum, and was once spotted on the back of a truck in the [[Merseyside]] town of [[Prescot]]{{fact}}.

==Quotations==

*"The statue, painted in bright yellow gloss paint, has to be seen up close to fully appreciate its yellow-ness, banana-ness and lamb-ness." (Photographer [[Aidan O'Rourke]])
*"What about a sheep blended with a leek for our friends in Wales? Painted illuminous green it could be used to perhaps symbolise Cardiff?" ([[Birmingham]] website)
*"It provides a counterpoint to the more classically-styled buildings around it." ([[Tony Woof]] of the [[Liverpool Architecture and Design Trust]])

==External links==
*[http://www.superlambbanana.com Super Lamb Banana official website]

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Visitor attractions in Merseyside|Super Lamb Banana]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in England|Super Lamb Banana]]
[[Category:1998 works]]