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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Melissa Sigodo

Woman reunited with statue after decades as first public artworks of black people return

A breast cancer survivor has been reunited with her statue after it was originally unveiled at Brixton station in London 35 years ago.

Joy Battick, who was 26 years old at the time, is depicted in what is believed to be one of the first ever artworks of black people in England.

After tracking Joy down decades later, artist Kevin Atherton was able to create a second life-size bronze figures of her now aged 62 which was presented on Wednesday at Brixton station following Southeastern railway's decision to restore the three original statues.

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