Statue: 50 years of peace
Erection date: /5/1995
'Allies' by Lawrence Holofcener, unveiled on 2 May 1995 by Her Royal Highness, The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.
A gift from the members of The Bond Street Association to the City of Westminster and the people of London to commemorate 50 years of peace.
{At centre top there is the circular symbol for the Bond Street Association. The body of the plaque contains 94 names of companies/people, who were, presumably, the members of The Bond Street Association at the time.}
The two seated allies are unidentified at the site but with the assistance of our US consultant, Trevor Blake, we can identify them as, left to right: Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.
The plaque is in the pavement to the right of the bronze statue.
Site: 50 years of peace (1 memorial)
W1, New Bond Street
From Time Out, November 2008:
Lawrence Holofcener:"....When millions marched against the Iraq War, I placed a black sheet over the statue and sat beside it. I told passers-by: 'This is a protest against the 'special relationship' that Bush and Blair have trashed....."
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