Although pleased to read Helen Pidd’s otherwise excellent article on the number of statues of women under consideration (Britain to celebrate pioneering women with three new statues, 9 January) the three women on the shortlist as sculptors of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue in Manchester are overlooked. One space on the shortlist was specifically reserved for a sculptor who has not been commissioned to produce a public statue. This is Amelia Rowcroft, renowned for her portraits and figures in museums. Also included are Hazel Reeves, who created the Sir Nigel Gresley statue at Kings Cross, daughter-and-father team, Roxy and Steve Winterburn, (the Billy Boston statue in Wigan), and Nick Roberson, whose works include Benedict Cumberbatch.
Anne Strachan
Emmeline Pankhurst Statue Project
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