Messenger Of Peace

Sculptor

Barbara Pearson

Date

1986

About the work

Messenger of Peace was the winner of a 1986 competition - Sculpture for Peace - to celebrate Manchester’s status as the world’s first Nuclear Free City.
The bronze sculpture of a stylised seated woman on a low stone plinth can be found on Cooper St near St Peter’s Square. There are bronze birds on the plinth and on the woman’s lap.

Inscriptions

MESSENGERS OF PEACE THE WORLD’S FIRST NUCLEAR FREE CITY SPONSORED BY THE PLANNING COMMITTEE OF MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL

In the collection

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Location & Map

This sculpture is located between Mosley Street and Princess Street.
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