2020

SJ8497 : Windows of Creativity, Shelagh Delaney

taken 3 years ago, near to Manchester, England

Windows of Creativity, Shelagh Delaney
Windows of Creativity, Shelagh Delaney
This portrait, by mosaicist Mary Goodwin LinkExternal link , is at the centre of a piece (SJ8497 : 50 Windows of Creativity #47 - Do You Know Who I Am?) displayed at the entrance to the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel on Oxford Road as part of the “50 Windows of Creativity” art trail. The title for the work is “Do you Know Who I Am?” and it is described as “a triptych of historical Mancunians (famous by name, less famous by face)”.

We are not told who they are but an internet search turned up this photo of Shelagh Delaney LinkExternal link in the Independent.

Delaney was born and brought up in Salford so is not strictly a Mancunian by birth but if you stretch the definition of Mancunian to include “…. associated with Manchester” then the adjective probably fits. Born in 1938, she died in 2011. She is most famous for her debut work, “A Taste of Honey” which was first performed in 1958 and adapted as a film in 1961.
50 Windows of Creativity :: SJ8498

50 Windows of Creativity is an art trail showcasing the work of artists and makers displayed in a series of windows, venues, businesses and spaces across Manchester city centre. The displays feature multiple art forms from fine art and photography to ceramics, crafts, mosaics and murals and are curated by well-known and emerging artists and collectives; all with a connection to Greater Manchester.

The project culminates in an auction which will see a selection of pieces auctioned with proceeds going to their artists and makers, and to The Lord Mayor of Manchester Charity Appeal Trust – We Love MCR Charity (registered charity number 1066972) which aims to help improve the lives and life chances of Manchester people.

The event was originally planned to run between 26th October and 5th December 2020 but, because public access to the trail was limited by the Government-imposed Covid restrictions (“lockdown”) in November, it was extended until December 13th. 50 Windows of Creativity was managed, in partnership with Manchester City Council, by “Wild in Art” LinkExternal link ; the same group that organised the highly successful “Bee in the City” trail during summer 2018.


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SJ8497, 2109 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 2 November, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 5 November, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 841 975 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.4608N 2:14.4520W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 841 975
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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