Damaged Eric Gill Sculpture At BBC

The aftermath of the damaged sculpture entitled 'Prospero and Ariel' by the artist Eric Gill, is seen above an entrance to the BBC's Broadcasting House on Regent Street, on 13th January 2022, in London, England. The carving, which depicts Prospero and a part-naked Ariel from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, was installed by Gill in 1933. There has been a campaign to have the statue removed for several years, because the sculptor recorded sexually abusing his daughters in his diaries. A man has been arrested. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)

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The aftermath of the damaged sculpture entitled 'Prospero and Ariel' by the artist Eric Gill, is seen above an entrance to the BBC's Broadcasting House on Regent Street, on 13th January 2022, in London, England. The carving, which depicts Prospero and a part-naked Ariel from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, was installed by Gill in 1933. There has been a campaign to have the statue removed for several years, because the sculptor recorded sexually abusing his daughters in his diaries. A man has been arrested. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)