Anna Livia (monument)
Anna Livia Plurabelle | |
Heuston station since February 2011 | |
| Designer | Éamonn O'Doherty |
|---|---|
| Material | Bronze |
| Completion date | 1988 |
| Dedicated to | Michael Smurfit's father, James Joyce's Finnegans Wake |
Anna Livia is a bronze monument located in Croppies' Acre Memorial Park in Dublin, Ireland. It was formerly located on O'Connell Street.[1]
Background
Designed by the sculptor
Dublin Millennium celebrations in 1988.[3]
The monument is a
Anna Livia Plurabelle is the name of a character in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake who also embodies the river. In the monument's original location, the river was represented as a young woman sitting on a slope with water flowing past her. Dubliners nicknamed it the "Floozie in the Jacuzzi",[1][4] a nickname that was encouraged by the sculptor.[5]
The monument was removed from its site on O'Connell Street in 2001 to make room for the
Heuston station.[4]
Gallery
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Anna Livia in its earlier O'Connell Street location -
Closeup of Anna Livia
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References
- ^ a b "New home for Dublin's 'Floozy'". BBC News. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ Colin Coyle (22 February 2009). "Dublin's 'floozie' still out in the cold". Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ James O. Jackson (27 March 2001). "Dublin: From Boom to Busts". Time. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ a b Allison Bray (25 February 2011). "Dubliners re-Joyce at return of the Floozie". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ "Éamonn O'Doherty". Visual Arts Cork. Retrieved 12 February 2012.