Location – Penzance Railway Station Ticket Office
Sponsored by GWR
Penzance is soon to have its very own artwork designed and produced especially for Penzance by Stuart Trotter, the current illustrator of Rupert Bear.
The artwork sees Rupert Bear enjoying a day on St Michael’s Mount. The idea came about when Penzance based artist, Stella Rose Benson, was looking through the 2012 Rupert Bear annual and realised that one of the stories, The Bosun’s Chair, was possibly set on the Mount. Stella contacted Stuart and asked him, whereupon the answer was ‘Yes’, indeed the story had been inspired by his visit to St Michael’s Mount a few years ago. Stella then asked Stuart if he would like to produce a piece of artwork especially for Penzance, and Stuart agreed.
Rupert Bear has a large following and the idea is that the unique artwork will bring in some more visitors to Penzance. It also happens to be Rupert Bear’s Centenary in 2020, so perhaps one could say the picture is also in celebration of Rupert being 100 years old and still loved by many children and adults today.
The original artwork is to be unveiled to the public on Saturday 25 April at 12.30pm by Stuart Trotter, the illustrator.
The framed artwork also includes a beautiful quality printed reproduction in poster form. Both can be seen in Penzance Railway Station, in the Ticket Office area, from 25th April. A rhyme has also been written especially for Penzance to go with the artwork;
‘It was a happy circumstance
That brought young Rupert to Penzance
Till on St Michael’s Mount he plays
Forgets the tide and there he stays.’
GWR have very kindly sponsored the display of this artwork.
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