Erection date: 6/9/2022
{On the plaque attached to the wall at the left:}
Shield Totem
MEMENTO.MEDICORVM.QVI.LABORANTES.IN.COVID.MMXIX.MORTVISVNT
‘Remembering the doctors who died while working in the COVID-19 pandemic’
The covid-19 PANDEMIC HAD A PROFOUND EFFECT ON ALL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. Many members and fellows of the RCP were infected while caring for patients, both in the UK and across the globe.
This memorial remembers and honours those physicians who died and is intended as a point of reflection for all those affected by the pandemic.
Unveiled by Professor Sir Christopher Whitty FRCP on 6 September 2022
Funded by a generous donation from the Jerwood Foundation with additional funding from Professor Chuka Nwokolo CBE FRCP, Sir Andrew Goddard FRCP.
Sculpture: Nicholas Dimbleby
Marble: Thomas Waugh
Foundry: Bronze Age, London
{On the base of the column:}
MEMENTO.MEDICORVM.QVI
LABORANTES.IN.COVID.MMXIX.MORTVISVNT
{Towards the lower back right of the sculpture:}
N. Dimbleby '22
This ten-foot high sculpture, 'Shield Totem', features a cascade of facemasks mounted on a fluted marble base.
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Site: Covid sculpture - Shield Totem (1 memorial)
NW1, St Andrews Place, Royal College of Physicians - Memorial Garden
We are grateful to the member of staff who was happy to remain seated, and provide scale for our photo.
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