Dr. Salter sits on a bench looking towards his daughter, Joyce, who leans
against the embankment wall, whilst further along a cat sits on this wall.The idea was to show Dr. Salter in old age remembering his young daughter
when she was still alive. It was
also important to celebrate someone who was so important to the local
community. The sculpture is designed as incidents along a linear site.
In
2003 the sculpture was repatinated and re-located from the Cherry Garden Pier to a site in
front of the Angel pub.
Cherry Garden Pier
Commission Title:
Dr. Salter’s Daydream
Sculptor:
Diane Gorvin
Production Period:
May 1990 - January 1991
Angel Pub
Site:
Angel pub, near
Cherry Garden Pier, Bermondsey, London
Commissioned By:
London Docklands Development Corporation
Production Method:
Plaster
originals by Diane Gorvin, bronze casting by Meridian Foundry, Peckham,
London.
An extra casting of the cat was commissioned and used at Barnard’s Wharf.
Sited by the Foundry and Diane Gorvin.