| Statue of Alan Turing | |
|---|---|
 View of the statue on exhibit at Bletchley Park | |
  Statue of Alan Turing Location at Bletchley Park | |
| Artist | Stephen Kettle |
| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Slate |
| Subject | Alan Turing |
| Location | Bletchley Park, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, England |
| 51°59′51″N 0°44′28″W / 51.997435°N 0.741160°W | |
| Owner | Bletchley Park Trust (commissioned by Sidney Frank) |
| Accession | 2007 |
| Website | www |
A statue of Alan Turing, created in slate by Stephen Kettle in 2007, is located at Bletchley Park in England as part of an exhibition that honours Turing (1912–1954).[1][2] It was commissioned by the American businessman and philanthropist Sidney Frank (1919–2006).[3]
The slate for the sculpture was selected from North Wales because the sculptor learned that Turing used to holiday there as a child and adult.[1] The slate originated from Llechwedd, near Blaenau Ffestiniog. Turing is depicted seated and looking at a German Enigma machine. He is dressed in a jacket, but there is some deliberate untidiness in his clothing.
In 2007, it was commented that the statue acknowledges Turing as a codebreaker but not as a gay icon.[4] The statue became part of a new exhibition at Bletchley Park on Alan Turing in 2012, the centenary year of Turing's birth.[5] Sir John Dermot Turing, nephew of Alan Turing, attended the opening of the exhibition and posed with the statue.[6]
- ^ a b Kettle, Stephen. "Alan Turing". www.stephenkettle.co.uk. UK. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ Greenish, Simon. Bowen, Jonathan, Copeland, Jack, Chapter 19, Turing's monument, page 196. In Copeland, B. Jack; Bowen, Jonathan P.; Wilson, Robin; Sprevak, Mark (2017). The Turing Guide. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198747826.
- ^ "SP8634: Alan Turing Statue at Bletchley Park". UK: Geograph. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Smith, Richard (19 June 2007). "The enigma of Alan Turing". Art & design blog. The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ Parnell, Brid-Aine (6 March 2012). "Bletchley Park gets personal with new Alan Turing exhibition". Science. UK: The Register. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Alan Turing exhibition opens at Bletchley Park". BBC News. UK: BBC. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2018.