"Smith-God", outdoor metal sculpture. Smith's Hotel, Gretna Green, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.

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"Smith-God" is a metal sculpture by R. and , commissioned by Adair Houston in 1989. The inscription on the plaque attached to the plinth of the statue reads:- "HE MARRIES METAL TO METAL, GRACE TO FURY - IN THE WHITE HEAT OF THE FORGE. A DIVINE CRAFTSMAN - A GOD LIKE VULCAN, HEPHAESTUS, WAYLAND, VOLUNDR. HE IS A LONE WARRIOR - HAMMERING OUT WEAPONS OF CONFLICT AND DESIRE ON THE FIRES OF ANCIENT BATTLEFIELDS".

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Size: 2831px × 4256px
Location: Smith's Hotel, Gretna Green, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
Photo credit: © Stan Pritchard / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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