Mary Secole

Mary Secole was a remarkable woman. Among other heroic achievements she nursed at the front line in the crimean war and subsequently ministered to the wounded and suffering in far flung wars throughout most of her life. Perhaps because she was black, she was largely forgotten until recently. This was my proposal for a commemorative sculpture in her honour to be placed in the grounds of St Thomas's hospital in London.

2009 Black Bronze height 4 metres.

Mary Secole

Mary Secole was a remarkable woman. Among other heroic achievements she nursed at the front line in the crimean war and subsequently ministered to the wounded and suffering in far flung wars throughout most of her life. Perhaps because she was black, she was largely forgotten until recently. This was my proposal for a commemorative sculpture in her honour to be placed in the grounds of St Thomas's hospital in London.

2009 Black Bronze height 4 metres.