Derby Street - Bear - Marion Smith, Sculptor

Side view of a Polar bear from a low angle, it is carved in pale grey granite on top of a plinth in a dark granite. Housing in buff brick behind.

Derby Street – Bear

Materials: Silver Grey granite

Created: 2024

Client: Dundee City Council & Hillcrest Housing Association

H: 37.5cm W: 80cm D: 26.6cm

Categories: Commissions

View at: Moorhead St (off Derby St, Dundee)

View of a Polar bear carved in pale grey granite on top of a plinth in a dark granite, set into a sloping streetscape with regular paving. Housing in buff brick behind.

View of a Polar bear carved in pale grey granite on top of a plinth in a dark granite, set into a sloping streetscape with regular paving. Housing in buff brick behind.

View of a Polar bear carved in pale grey granite on top of a plinth in a dark granite, set in a streetscape with regular paving and some planting. Housing in buff brick around.

Side view of a Polar bear carved in pale grey granite on top of a plinth in a dark granite, set in a streetscape with regular paving and some planting. Housing in buff brick behind. There is a figure to the right of the image walking up the pathway.

Side view of a Polar bear with a group of 4 girls who live in the houses around where the bear is sited. It is carved in pale grey granite on top of a plinth in a dark granite. Housing in buff brick behind.

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