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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Kerri-Ann Roper

Sculpture by artist who sexually abused his daughters goes back on display outside BBC headquarters

A controversial sculpture outside the BBC’s London headquarters has been repaired and is back on display, with the corporation saying it does not condone the artist’s “abusive behaviour”.

The sculpture, which depicts Prospero and Ariel from William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest, was created by Eric Gill, who is said to have sexually abused two of his daughters.

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