War Veteran
War Veteran by Ronald Rae (1997)
Carved from granite, this life size sculpture of a land mine victim depicts the human cost of war and is based on Rae’s grandfather, who fought in the Battle of the Somme. The piece is on exhibition and previously featured in the Landmine Exhibition at Leeds Royal Armouries which was dedicated to the work of Princess Diana.
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 War Veteran and fellow piece in Campbell Park Animals in War, is from Creetown and Dalbeattie quarries in the Solway Firth.
War Veteran is on loan and was installed in Campbell Park in 2015 along with Animals in War which can be seen further down the hill in Campbell Park.
War Veteran can be found in the western corner of Campbell Park opposite Leda and the Swan. What3words ///comically.jars.lurching
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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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Animals in WarA memorial of all animals that have died in wars by sculptor Ronald Rae
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Hiroshima DepartedBy Ronald Rae, this is piece is carved from granite in memory of those who died at Hiroshima
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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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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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Light PyramidVision of artist Liliane Lijn to replace the original basket beacon
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Onwards and UpwardsCarved by artist Robert Koenig
