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Helen Denerley’s metal bird sculpture returned to Inverness theatre

Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom · Source report date:

Helen Denerley’s metal bird sculpture returned to Inverness theatre
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STV News reported on 11 November that Helen Denerley’s scrap-metal bird, missing since October from a charity exhibition at Eden Court Theatre, had been returned anonymously to the theatre with an apology and a £100 donation. The sculpture was due to be sold to raise funds for the Highlands charity Centred, which confirmed its return and supplied the photograph.

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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