| George Orwell | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Martin Jennings |
| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Bronze |
| Location | London, W1 United Kingdom |
| 51°31′08″N 0°08′34″W / 51.5188°N 0.1429°W | |
A statue of George Orwell by the British sculptor Martin Jennings was unveiled on 7 November 2017 outside Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, in London.[1][2]
The wall behind the statue is inscribed with George Orwell's words "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear", from an unused preface to Animal Farm.[3] The head of BBC history, Robert Seatter, said of Orwell and the statue that "He reputedly based his notorious Room 101 from Nineteen Eighty-Four on a room he had worked in whilst at the BBC, but here he will stand in the fresh air reminding people of the value of journalism in holding authority to account".[1]
- ^ a b Kennedy, Maev (9 August 2016), "Homage to George Orwell: BBC statue wins planning permission", The Guardian, retrieved 19 June 2018
- ^ "Orwell statue unveiled", About the BBC, 7 November 2017, retrieved 7 November 2017
- ^ Dowd, Vincent (7 November 2017), Why George Orwell is returning to the BBC, BBC News, retrieved 2 December 2018