'The Iron Man', Black Swan, Westgate Road
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Description
"Sculpture situated in the yard of the Black Swan, a bar and performance venue owned by Newcastle Arts Centre http://www.newcastle-arts-centre.co.uk/blackswan.htm The yard is entered from Westgate Road via an arch though the yellow building just left of the music shop [[1694114]] The Iron Man, built from scrap metal, was originally made as a giant stage puppet used in a production of the stage musical of the same name by The Who guitarist, Pete Townshend, released in 1989. This was an adaptation of Ted Hughes' story, 'The Iron Man' (1968). The stage version premiered in London's Young Vic Theatre in 1993. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Man:_The_Musical_by_Pete_Townshend At the end of the stage musical, the puppet was initially moved to a barn at the Hughes' family home. It was brought to Newcastle Arts Centre for a Children's Book Exhibition and has remained there since. Hughes' novel was later adapted by Warner Bros. as a 1999 animated science fiction fantasy action film, 'The Iron Giant', which used both traditional and computer animation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Giant" Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2012. -
Owner
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License
What does this mean? Creative Commons License
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Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3278246
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 1 year, 5 months ago
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Picture Taken: 2012-12-30 -
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