In 2009 the artist Banksy (who was born in Bristol) ‘took over’ Bristol Museum and Art Gallery and overnight transformed it by installing – or substituting – artworks which were culturally or politically subversive, such as his Paint Pot Angel (which remains on permanent exhibition in the building’s entrance hall).
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Heavenwards
Memorial with angel sculpture,. Crickhowell, Powys.
Guardian
A final view of the bouquet-bearing angel sculpture against the backdrop of Christchurch, Downend. Built in 1831 as a Chapel of Ease to the church at Mangotsfield, East Bristol, it became a Parish Church in 1874. The last of three views of this particular sculpture.
Bouquet
The previously seen angel sculpture bearing what seems to be a bouquet of roses while offering a single bloom. Christ Church graveyard, Downend, Bristol. A final view of this sculpture follows.
Pedestal
Angel memorial on a pedestal, Downend, Bristol. Another couple of views follow.
Demure
A demure-looking angel on a gravestone, Downend, Bristol.
Propped
Angel memorial, Downend, Bristol, propped up against a tree.
Soul
Memorial of angel conducting a soul’s thoughts heavenwards, Downend, Bristol
Minutiae 