Animals in War
Animals in War by Ronald Rae (1998)
Gifted by the sculptor in 2015 to the people of Milton Keynes in memory of Edna Read (1929-2012) who was an active promoter of public art in the new city. Animals in War is a granite memorial of all animals that have died in wars, in particular the horses that died in their millions in World War I. The soldier with half an arm missing and wearing a gas mask is a reference to the horrors of chemical warfare.
Ronald Rae is a fellow of the Royal Society of Sculptors and has had a long and successful career working in carving granite on many public and private commissions. He has had major exhibitions of hand carved granite sculptors across the UK. Much of the granite Rae has used for his sculptures comes from Scotland and the silver grey of Animals in War and fellow piece War Veteran, is from the Creetown and Dalbeattie quarries in the Solway Firth.
Animals in War can be found just off the path along the hill on the west side of the park.
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Public Art in our ParksOur parks are home to nearly 30 pieces of beautiful public art.
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Public Art at Newlands and Willen LakePublic Art pieces and landscape architecture can be found at Newlands and Willen Lake
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CaveSculpture made of concrete and wood by Ivan and Heather Morrison
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Armillary SphereCut Steel Sculpture by Justin Tunley located in the Labyrinth
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War VeteranCarved from granite by Ronald Rae
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Animals in WarA memorial of all animals that have died in wars by sculptor Ronald Rae
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Chain ReactionIconic Milton Keynes sculpture Chain Reaction was created by artist Ray Smith
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Circle DanceLiving willow sculpture by Claire Wilks
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HeadMade of Corten steel by Allen Jones
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GnomonComposed blue grey slate this piece can be found overlooking Campbell Park cricket pitch
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Onwards and UpwardsCarved by artist Robert Koenig
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Light PyramidVision of artist Liliane Lijn to replace the original basket beacon
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Hiroshima DepartedBy Ronald Rae, this is piece is carved from granite in memory of those who died at Hiroshima
