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Meet Isis - Hyde Park's first new sculpture for 50 years
Louise Jury, Chief Arts Correspondent07.09.09
A new statue was unveiled in Hyde Park today as part of a fundraising effort to build a children's education centre.
Isis, by Simon Gudgeon, represents the Egyptian goddess of motherhood, who could take the form of a bird.
It is Hyde Park's first new sculpture in 50 years.
The 633-kilo bronze sculpture was unveiled today by the artist and Joel Cadbury, president of the Royal Parks Foundation at its home on the south shore of the Serpentine, near the Princess Diana memorial fountain.
The statue will raise money by selling plaques at its base to fund the £1.8 million children's centre, which aims to replace two ageing classrooms with hi-tech facilities for children visiting the park.
