Steller's naked alphabet

I have no idea what Margaret Thatcher thought of this artwork when she unveiled it back in the 1970s. I should think the Iron Lady might well have been slightly shocked, especially as she’d have been told that this pair of naked lovelies is supposed (somehow) to “…outline the art of writing and the development of the phonetic alphabet”. At least that’s what the artist, Fritz Steller, said at the time.

The sculpture now adorns the rear entrance to Tamworth library, though was hidden behind a couple of screens when I visited last.

Of course, Mrs T was at one time the Minister of Education, so maybe I malign her. Maybe she did like it.