The mosaic entitled 'Humanity in the House of Circumstance', situated on the entrance area wall of the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, London. The mosaic was designed by Robert Anning Bell and installed during the construction of the museum.

Date:
circa 1975 - 1985
Location:
Horniman Museum, London Road, Forest Hill, Lewisham, Greater London Authority, SE23
Reference:
AAA02/01/S1919
Type:
Photograph (35mm Slide)
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Description

The neo-classical style mosaic was made using more than 17,000 ceramic tiles, and the design symbolises personal limitations in life, with the fruit and flowers of personal aspirations glimpsed beyond it. The gates to left and right represent birth and death, and the figures represent the Arts, Poetry, Music, Endurance, Humanity, Love, Hope, Charity, Wisdom, Meditation, and Resignation.

Content

This is part of the Series: AAA02/01 Series of coloured slides; within the Collection: AAA02 Art and Architecture Archive

Rights

© Graham Cooper and Doug Sargent

People & Organisations

Artist: Bell, Robert Anning

Keywords

Neo Classicism, Victorian Mosaic, Victorian Museum