Public Art Research Archive, Sheffield Hallam University
PUBLIC ART IN SHEFFIELD

Ronald Rae
‘Sacred Cow’, 1992 (sited 1995)
Victoria Quays, Sheffield
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Location:
Victoria Quays. At the far end of the terrace overlooking the Quays and backed by the multi-storey carpark. (A-Z p5 1H)

Description:
A seated cow, looking awkwardly back over its left shoulder. Its dimensions are: 1.2 x 2.8 x 1.5 metres. Sited in 1995.

Commission:
The piece was not commissioned but was bought by Sheffield Development Corporation after Rae's exhibition at Nunnery Square, Sheffield (May 1994 - May1995) . The piece was selected by schoolchildren from the items on show in the Nunnery Square Exhibition - the details of this process are not yet known to us.

Comment:
The work seems to be composed of a series of flat planes.
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