Professor Ian Christie FBA brings focus to the bronze sculpture of Arctic explorer Captain Scott and its uniqueness among London’s 1500-plus public monuments. More than a touching memorial by his widow and sculptor Kathleen Scott to her deceased husband, Scott’s statue stands as an example of the Modernist wave that dominated British sculpture at the time while also defying traditional expectations of public monuments to heroic figures. SUBSCRIBE for new Public Art videos every other week! – http://tinyurl.com/HENITalks ----------------------------------------------------- Follow HENI on: Web — https://heni.com/talks Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/heni/ TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@heni X — https://twitter.com/heni ----------------------------------------------------- Produced by HENI Talks Archive: Alamy, Music Vine #publicart #sculpture #publicmonuments #London #henitalks