Art and Sport in Newcastle and Gateshead
Local Hero – Tom Maley (2016)
9ft 6ins (2.89m) bronze sculpture of Alan Shearer outside St James’ Park Tags: football, sport
Sir Bobby Robson – Tom Maley (2012)
Nine feet bronze sculpture, standing at the south-west corner of St James’ Park More information Co-Curate Tags: football, sport
Bobby Robson Memorial Garden – Graeme Mitcheson (2011)
The memorial garden on the corner of Gallowgate and St Andrew’s Street was opened on the 23rd of May 2011, in honour of Sir Bobby Robson. The ‘pocket park’ has five stone plaques, sculpted by artist Graeme Mitcheson. The garden is in close proximity of St James’ Park, where Bobby Robson managed Newcastle United from…
Sports Day – Mike Winstone (1996)
Although alluding to Gateshead’s renown in sports and the International Stadium, the sculpture avoids clichéd representations of athletic prowess, tensed muscles and ‘action’ poses. More humorous than heroic, Mike Winstone’s figure competes in the sack race – an event not known for poise and glamour. The artist aimed to convey a view of sport which…
