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SUMMARY:: The Wilfred Owen Story: Jim Whelan on 'Futility'
DESCRIPTION:The Wilfred Owen Story: Jim Whelan on 'Futility'\nThe Wilfred O
 wen Story\, 34 Argyle Street\, Birkenhead\, CH41 6AE\nhttp://www.wilfredow
 enstory.com\n07539 371925\nJim Whelan\, the artist responsible for Wirral
 's newest and most famous sculpture\, will tell the story of its creation
  along with earlier working models.\nEntitled ‘Futility’\, and based 
 on the Wilfred Owen poem\, the sculpture is dedicated to the Great War p
 oet who fell with 87 other pupils of The Birkenhead Institute in World 
 War One.\nThe bronze figure depicts a demoralised soldier\, and is based o
 n a drawing by the school’s late art teacher David S Jones.\nThe sculpt
 ure came to worldwide attention in January when it was formally dedicate
 d by Prince Harry and Meghan\, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex\, They cha
 tted to the artist\, and Prince Harry was very moved by the depiction of p
 ost-traumatic stress disorder\, which he had witnessed first-hand.\nJim Wh
 elan also created the Wilfred Owen tribute stained glass window at Birken
 head Central Library. Jim will be speaking and exhibiting his works at a s
 pecial one-off ‘Pop Up’ exhibition at The Wilfred Owen Story on th
 e anniversary of Owen's birth\, Monday 18th March at 12 noon. Capacity is
  very limited and advance booking is necessary. Tickets cost £4.00.
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