“Father Thames” by Stephen Duncan, 1988
Elm Quay, Nine Elms
Vauxhall, Lambeth
London, September 2015
“A naked demigod stands guard over the Nine Elms riverbank. The tangerine deity tussles with a frutti di mare of dolphins, fishes, giant anemones, a playful water baby and a skulking octopus. The polychrome relief, designed by Stephen Duncan in 1988, is a monument to Father Thames, London's very own river god.” (Who Is Old Father Thames?, Londonist)
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