Reconciliation Memorial (Liverpool, England)
Dublin Core
Title
Reconciliation Memorial (Liverpool, England)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
England--Liverpool
Public art
Public sculpture
Slavery--England
Transatlantic slave trade
England--Liverpool
Public art
Public sculpture
Slavery--England
Transatlantic slave trade
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
The iron torsos of two abstracted figures, engaged in a tight embrace, emerge from a rectangular iron base. Two other identical sculptures were erected in 1989 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Glasgow, Scotland. According to the artist, Stephen Broadbent, the works were meant to be “powerful symbol[s] of the way in which sectarianism can be overcome through solidarity.” Broadbent reappropriated the form to serve as a memorial to the transatlantic slave trade.
Creator
Broadbent, Stephen, 1961-
Source
Photograph: Martin Henderson, Art UK
Date
September 19, 1990
Contributor
John Varley (Iron Founders) Ltd; Merseyside Council for Voluntary Service; Liverpool City Council
Rights
Culture and Arts Investment Programme, Liverpool City Council, Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool, L3 1AH, England
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Concert Square, Concert and Wood Streets, Liverpool, L1 4DS, England
Alternative Title
Reconciliation Triangle
Date Created
1989
Has Version
Two identical versions of this work exist in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Glasgow, Scotland
Extent
144 in. (365.76 cm)
Medium
Cast iron
Bibliographic Citation
Broadbent, Stephen. "Reconciliation." Broadbent Studio. Accessed April 11th, 2019. https://broadbent.studio/reconciliation.
Hatch, John B. Race and Reconciliation: Redressing Wounds of Injustice. Lexington Books, 2008.
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
144 in. (365.76 cm)
Collection
Citation
Broadbent, Stephen, 1961-, “Reconciliation Memorial (Liverpool, England),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed October 1, 2026, https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1138.