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A bronze '''statue of Mahatma Gandhi''' by [[Fredda Brilliant]] was unveiled in 1968 at the centre of [[Tavistock Square]] in London, to mark the impending centenary of Gandhi's birth in 1869. [[Mahatma Gandhi]] had studied law at [[University College London]] nearby from 1888 to 1891, before being called to the bar at the [[Inner Temple]].

==Description==
The statue portrays Gandhi in his later years, sitting in a contemplative pose, with legs crossed in the [[lotus position]] and his left hand resting on his ankles, and his bare head with furrowed brows slightly lowered. He is wearing his characteristic [[dhoti]] loincloth, with a shawl over the right shoulder. The statue is mounted on a rounded [[Portland stone]] plinth, which stands on a square platform with four steps. The plinth bears the inscription "Mahatma Gandhi, 1869–1948". A large alcove hollowed out at the front of the plinth can house tributes, such as flowers or candles. A small plaque was added in 1996, to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Gandhi's birth two years earlier.

The Gandhi memorial was erected by the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Committee, with the support and guidance of the [[India League]]. It was unveiled by the British Prime Minister [[Harold Wilson]] on 17 May 1968, in the presence of the first High Commissioner of India to the UK after independence, [[V. K. Krishna Menon]], and the then-current [[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]], [[Shanti Swaroop Dhavan]]. It became a Grade II [[listed building]] in 1974.

Nearby in Tavistock Square is the [[Conscientious Objectors Commemorative Stone]] installed in 1994, a cherry tree planted in 1967 in memory of the victims of the [[bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]], and a bust of Dame [[Louisa Aldrich-Blake]] erected in 1926.

==Maquettes==
A large bronze maquette of the statue was shown on the BBC television programme ''[[Antiques Roadshow]]'' in April 2013, valued by [[Philip Mould]] at £20,000. The heirs of Fredda Brilliant auctioned this {{cvt|94.5|cm}} high maquette, signed and dated 1964, at Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury as part of a sale of works from the artist's studio. Given an auctioneer's estimate of £800 to £1,200, the maquette was sold on 5 June 2019 for £52,000. The sale also included a {{cvt|93|cm}} high plaster version, sold for £13,000, and a {{cvt|28|cm}} high resin version in a lot of two sculptures of Gandhi for £5,000. A {{cvt|27|cm}} high bronze version of the statue had been sold at auction in London in 2014 for £580.

==See also==
* [[List of artistic depictions of Mahatma Gandhi]]

==References==
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* [https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1378971 Statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Tavistock Square Gardens], Historic England
* [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=478334 Statue of Mahatma Gandhi], Images of England, Historic England Archive
* [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-fredda-brilliant-1101647.html Obituary: Fredda Brilliant]. ''The Independent'', 22 June 1999
* [https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/gandhi-statue-bloomsbury Gandhi statue, Bloomsbury], London Remembers
* [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/peace-garden-at-tavistock-square Peace garden at Tavistock Square], atlasobscura.com

* [https://www.bedfordestates.com/london-garden-squares/squares/tavistock-square/ Tavistock Square], Bedford Estates
* [http://londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.php?ID=CAM107 Tavistock Square Gardens], London Parks and Gardens Trust
* [https://www.asian-voice.com/News/UK/London/Golden-Jubilee-of-Mahatma-Gandhi-statue-at-Tavistock-Square Golden Jubilee of Mahatma Gandhi statue at Tavistock Square], ''Asian Voice'', 22 May 2018
* [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KLM8kMZZu-IC&pg=PA213 The Cambridge Companion to Gandhi], edited by Judith Brown, Anthony Parel, pp. 213–214
* [https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/print-edition/2019/june/2396/news/a-brilliant-response-to-studio-sale/ Brilliant response to studio sale], Antiques Trade Gazette, 15 June 2019
* [https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2019/gandhi-bronze-valued-on-antiques-roadshow-by-philip-mould-to-be-sold-at-auction-next-month/ Gandhi bronze valued on Antiques Roadshow by Philip Mould to be sold at auction next month], Antiques Trade Gazette, 2019
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2K07SZmhzt1wFvRN3ZszcmM/maquette-for-bronze-sculpture-of-gandhi Maquette for bronze sculpture of Gandhi], Antiques Roadshow
* [https://www.woolleyandwallis.co.uk/news-events/news/the-studio-of-fredda-brilliant/ The Studio of Fredda Brilliant], Woolley & Wallis, 16th May 2019
* [https://www.woolleyandwallis.co.uk/departments/paintings/pw050619/view-lot/44/ Sale of bronze maquette], Woolley & Wallis, 5 June 2019
* [https://www.woolleyandwallis.co.uk/departments/paintings/pw050619/view-lot/41/ Sale of plaster model] , Woolley & Wallis, 5 June 2019
* [https://www.woolleyandwallis.co.uk/departments/paintings/pw050619/view-lot/2/ Sale of resin model] , Woolley & Wallis, 5 June 2019, Woolley & Wallis, 5 June 2019
* [https://auctions.roseberys.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/40/lot/22553/ Sale of small bronze], Roseberys, 18 March 2014

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[[Category:1968 sculptures]]
[[Category:Statues of Mahatma Gandhi|London, Tavistock Square]]
[[Category:Bronze sculptures in England]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in London]]
[[Category:Sculptures of men in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in London]]
[[Category:Grade II listed monuments and memorials]]
[[Category:Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Camden]]

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