Knasher comic character bronze sculpture in Dundee city centre, Scotland, UK.

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
3E5TC15File size:
49.5 MB (2.8 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3648 x 4740 px | 30.9 x 40.1 cm | 12.2 x 15.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
17 March 2025Location:
High Street, Dundee, Scotland, UKMore information:
Knasher comic character bronze sculpture in Dundee city centre, Scotland, UK. The photograph is a contemporary editorial record of the subject and its surroundings at High Street, Dundee, Scotland, UK. Visible signage, lettering, architecture, street furniture, transport infrastructure, public art, commercial branding or landscape details are retained where present, giving the image value both as a description of the immediate scene and as a reference for how the place looked at the time of photography. The bronze comic-character sculpture reflects Dundee's exceptional connection with British comics through publisher DC Thomson. Characters from The Beano and The Dandy have become part of the city's public realm, turning popular publishing history into accessible street sculpture and a visitor attraction. The image has wider editorial relevance for local history, heritage, tourism, transport, retail, planning, regeneration, business and social change where those themes apply to the subject. It can support news and feature coverage as well as retrospective comparison if the building, business, artwork, service, route or streetscape is altered, redeveloped, rebranded, closed or otherwise changes in future. The composition also preserves small visual details that are easily lost over time, including materials, signs, logos, road or rail features, shopfront treatment, public-realm design and the relationship of the subject to neighbouring buildings or open space. This makes the photograph useful not only as a straightforward location image but also as a documentary record of everyday urban and cultural life.