Title

'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red', Tower of London, 2014. Artist: Sheldon Marshall

Caption

'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red', Tower of London, 2014. The installation marks one hundred years since the first full day of Britain's involvement in the First World War. Created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins, with setting by stage designer Tom Piper, 888,246 ceramic poppies have filled the Tower's moat. Each poppy represents a British military fatality during the war. The poppies were sold to raise millions of pounds for six service charities.
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Date

2014

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C63_326

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56,9Mb (6,4Mb) / 18,7in x 11,8in / 5616 x 3544 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature city building buildings London England people red flower flowers plant reflection castle color colour poppy poppies death commemoration fortification remembrance war ceramic location century commemorative city of london fatality charity first world war concept poppy field Tower of London remembering 21st century remembrance day commemorate installation World War I WWI centennial World War One Tower Hamlets The Print Collector 1st World War armistice Armistice Day centenary TGN WW1 photograph Paul Tom Piper 2010s Sheldon Marshall Marshall Sheldon field of poppies Paul Cummins;Cummins Tom Piper The Shard Tom Piper photograph