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Grazing cattle at Beamish
The Beamish Shorthorns were modelled on local animals and constructed using the steel of Consett Steelworks. An old train shed at Beamish Museum with its accompanying views of a herd of rust-coloured shorthorns became the artist's workshop and the position of the sculpture was chosen so that the bridge and trees would provide a frame for the artwork. It's an unusually challenging sculpture in some ways, beautifully sculptured, with some viewing the cows as emaciated and wasted while others recognise the cattle from nearby fields.
