Street art · London
Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
W.H.Hudson Memorial
By Jacob Epstein
Why does a naturalist's memorial feature a bird-goddess with outstretched wings? This is Rima, spirit of W.H. Hudson's "Green Mansions," carved by Jacob Epstein in bold Art Deco relief for Hyde Park in 1925.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, photo via Wikimedia Commons.
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