Statue of Alan Turing, Bletchley Park explained

Statue of Alan Turing
Italic Title:no
Artist:Stephen Kettle
Type:Sculpture
Material:Slate
Subject:Alan Turing
Metric Unit:m
Imperial Unit:ft
City:Bletchley, Milton Keynes, England
Museum:Bletchley Park
Accession:2007
Coordinates:51.9974°N -0.7412°W
Pushpin Map:Buckinghamshire
Pushpin Map Caption:Location at Bletchley Park
Owner:Bletchley Park Trust (commissioned by Sidney Frank)

A statue of Alan Turing, created in slate by Stephen Kettle in 2007, is located at Bletchley Park in England as part of an exhibition that honours Turing (1912–1954).[1] [2] It was commissioned by the American businessman and philanthropist Sidney Frank (1919–2006).[3]

The slate for the sculpture was selected from North Wales because the sculptor learned that Turing used to holiday there as a child and adult. The slate originated from Llechwedd, near Blaenau Ffestiniog. Turing is depicted seated and looking at a German Enigma machine. He is dressed in a jacket, but there is some deliberate untidiness in his clothing.

In 2007, it was commented that the statue acknowledges Turing as a codebreaker but not as a gay icon.[4] The statue became part of a new exhibition at Bletchley Park on Alan Turing in 2012, the centenary year of Turing's birth.[5] Sir John Dermot Turing, nephew of Alan Turing, attended the opening of the exhibition and posed with the statue.[6]

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  1. Web site: Alan Turing . Stephen . Kettle . Stephen Kettle . www.stephenkettle.co.uk . UK . 20 August 2018 .
  2. [Simon Greenish|Greenish, Simon]
  3. Web site: SP8634: Alan Turing Statue at Bletchley Park . . UK . 3 September 2018 .
  4. Web site: The enigma of Alan Turing . Richard . Smith . Art & design blog . . 19 June 2007 . 20 August 2018 .
  5. Web site: Bletchley Park gets personal with new Alan Turing exhibition . Brid-Aine . Parnell . Science . . UK . 6 March 2012 . 20 August 2018 .
  6. Web site: Alan Turing exhibition opens at Bletchley Park . . . UK . 7 March 2007 . 20 August 2018 .