Statue of John Cass
| Statue of John Cass | |
|---|---|
 The original statue in the Guildhall, 2014 | |
| Artist | Louis-François Roubiliac |
| Year | 1751 |
| Subject | John Cass |
| Location | Guildhall,City of London |
Thestatue of John Cassis a lead figure byLouis-François RoubiliacofJohn Cass(1661–1718), the English merchant andMember of Parliament.The original statue of 1751 now stands in theGuildhallinLondon.There is also afibreglassreplica at the School of Art, Architecture and Design at London Metropolitan University in Jewry Street, installed in 1998.[1]
History
[edit]The Sir John Cass Foundation commissioned the original statue in 1751. It stood for many years onAldgate High Street,before being relocated to the John Cass Institute (now London Metropolitan University) in Jewry Street in 1869. The statue was finally relocated to theGuildhallin 1980, and a fibreglass replica replaced the original at London Metropolitan University, where it has stood since 1998.[2]
Another statue which stood at theUniversity of East LondoninNewhamwas removed on 11 June 2020.[3]
In June 2020, during theanti-racism protests in Britainfollowing themurder of George Floydin the United States, many controversial statuesbecame the target of attacks and scrutiny.Themayor of London,Sadiq Khan,established theCommission for Diversity in the Public Realmin order to review statues and monuments in the city. The statues of John Cass have been included in the review due to his involvement in the slave trade.[4][5][6]
See also
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- List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
- List of public art formerly in London
- List of public statues of individuals linked to the Atlantic slave trade
References
[edit]- ^"SIR JOHN CASS SCHOOL, City and County of the City of London – 1285969 | Historic England".historicengland.org.uk.Retrieved11 June2020.
- ^Walker, Peter (10 June 2020)."Tory councils under pressure to review monuments linked to slavery".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved11 June2020.
- ^Alderman, Geoffrey (10 June 2020)."Never mind Cecil Rhodes: These statues must go!".Jewish News.Retrieved11 June2020.
- ^"The Cass School of Art will be renamed to remove slave-trader connection".The Spaces.11 June 2020.Retrieved11 June2020.
- ^Sheridan, Ed (10 June 2020)."Council announces review of statues and place names as calls go out for change".Hackney Citizen.Retrieved11 June2020.
- ^Paton, Callum; Dutton, Jack (10 June 2020)."Top 10 colonial landmarks in the sights of Europe's BLM protesters".The National.Retrieved11 June2020.
Further reading
[edit]- Dresser, Madge(1 October 2007),"Set in Stone? Statues and Slavery in London",History Workshop Journal,64(1): 162–199,doi:10.1093/hwj/dbm032,JSTOR25472939
- "Sir John Cass, Statue, Sir John Cass School, Duke's Place / Mitre St.",National Recording Project,Public Monuments and Sculpture Association,archived fromthe originalon 1 August 2011,retrieved22 June2020
External links
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